Between the beginning of the tenth and the end of the sixteenth centuries, in all parts of Great Britain from Aberdeen to Cornwall, performances of liturgical and mystery plays are on record. This book, first published in 1909, is a collection of early-English religious plays with a detailed introduction written by the editor Osborn Waterhouse. The Non-Cycle Mystery Plays will be of interest to students of drama, performance and theatre studies.
Edited by:
Osborn Waterhouse Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138920156 ISBN 10: 1138920150 Series:Routledge Revivals Pages: 112 Publication Date:26 March 2015 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; 1. General 2. Liturgical Plays (Shrewsbury Fragments) 3. Non-Cycle Mystery Plays 4. Croxton Play of the Sacrament 5. The Pride of Life; Text; 1. Officium Pastorum (Shrewsbury Fragments) 2. Officium Resurrectionis (Shrewsbury Fragments) 3. Officium Peregrinorum (Shrewsbury Fragments) 4. Creation of Eve and the Fall (Norwich) 5. Noah’s Ship (Newcastle) 6. Abraham’s Sacrifice (Dublin) 7. Abraham’s Sacrifice (Brome) 8. The Play of the Sacrament (Croxton) 9. The Pride of Life; Index of Persons and Places; Glossary
