A major study of the mystery plays of medieval England, focusing on the function of their speech and dramatic form. Translator(s): Wessels, Frances. Series Editor(s): Broich, Ulrich; Grabes, Herbert; Mehl, Prof Dr. Dieter; Asselineau, Roger; Bouc, Paul-Gabriel; Ellrodt, Robert; Monod, Sylvere. Series: European Studies in English Literature. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520. . 2005. Revised ed. paperback. . . . .

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Title: The Middle English Mystery Play: A Study in Dramatic Speech and Form (European Studies in English Literature)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521023114
ISBN 13: 9780521023115
Binding: Soft cover
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The mystery plays of medieval England have traditionally been analysed in ways which centre on the texts and their religious significance. Hans-Jurgen Diller's major study, first published in German, seeks to recover their dramatic potential by focusing on the function of language in conventional modes of speech, prayer, address and dialogue. He looks at speech and dramatic form in the plays to reveal new insights concerning spatial and temporal orientation, the expression of emotions, and the relationships between characters on stage, between actor and audience, and between the dramatic world and the ordinary world outside it. His analysis offers new ways of understanding the relationship of vernacular drama to its liturgical antecedents, and new means of distinguishing stylistically between the cycles and between the groups of plays they comprise.

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The mystery plays of medieval England have traditionally been analysed in ways which centre on the texts and their religious significance. This major study seeks to recover their dramatic potential by focusing on the function of speech and dramatic form in the plays.

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