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Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain by Clifford Davidson (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100754660524
ISBN-139780754660521
eBay Product ID (ePID)61180796
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameFestivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
SubjectMedieval, Drama, Theater / History & Criticism, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Holidays (Non-Religious), Subjects & Themes / Politics, Christianity / Literature & the Arts, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
AuthorClifford Davidson
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Religion, Performing Arts, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-017961
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal822/.109
Table Of ContentContents: Preface; Part I The Landscape of Festival Drama; Playing and the ritual year; 'Corpus Christi Play' and the Feast of Corpus Christi; The York Corpus Christi Guild and drama; Play and spectacle at Pentecost. Part II Some Aspects of 2 genres of Festival Drama: Suffering and the York cycle plays; The vernacular plays for Good Friday and Easter from ms. e Museo 160; Select bibliography; Index.
SynopsisBased in records and iconography, this book surveys medieval festival playing in Britain more comprehensively than any other work to date. The study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles, from Kilkenny to Great Yarmouth, from Scotland to Cornwall. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the York Creed Play, Pentecost and Corpus Christi plays and the little studied Bodley plays, among others - as well as a summary of what is known of their production. Clifford Davidson here extends the usual chronological range to include work typically categorized as early modern, enabling a juxtaposition of earlier plays with later plays to yield a better understanding of both. Complementing documentary evidence with iconographic detail and citation of music, he pinpoints a number of common misconceptions about medieval drama. By organizing the study around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, he clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration., Based in records and iconography, this book surveys medieval festival playing in Britain more comprehensively than any other work to date. The study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles, from Kilkenny to Great Yarmouth, from Scotland to Cornwall. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the York Creed Play, Pentecost and Corpus Christi plays and the little studied Bodley plays, among others-as well as a summary of what is known of their production.Clifford Davidson here extends the usual chronological range to include work typically categorized as early modern, enabling a juxtaposition of earlier plays with later plays to yield a better understanding of both. Complementing documentary evidence with iconographic detail and citation of music, he pinpoints a number of common misconceptions about medieval drama.By organizing the study around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, he clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration., The most comprehensive survey to date of medieval festival playing in Britain, this study presents an inclusive view of the drama in the British Isles. It offers detailed readings of individual plays-including the little studied Bodley plays, among others-as well as a summary of what is known of their production. Organized around the rituals of the liturgical seasons, the book clarifies the relationship between liturgical feast and dramatic celebration.
LC Classification NumberPR641.D37 2007
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