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Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain (Paperback)
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Festivals and Plays in Late Medieval Britain (Paperback)
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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.
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