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Collected Studies CS1069 The essays selected for this volume
reflect Peter Meredith's major contribution to the revival and
revision of academic and public interest in medieval English drama
and theatre. A number of coinciding factors in the last quarter of
the twentieth century brought together a group of scholars,
represented here in the Shifting Paradigms series, determined to
place the study of medieval drama in a broader context than that of
solely reading texts. The publication of Records of Early English
Drama, the University of Leeds facsimiles of medieval drama
manuscripts, the establishment of the journal and annual meetings
of Medieval English Theatre, brought a wider perspective to the
discipline. And, by no means least, the bringing to bear of all
these ground-breaking developments to the mammoth tasks of
recreating in the public domain the original-staging of medieval
plays. Peter Meredith had a hand in the formation and lasting
influence of all these crucial innovations. The variety and depth
of his comprehensive approach to the study of medieval drama and
theatre is clearly evinced in each of the essays chosen for this
volume.
Collected Studies CS1069 The essays selected for this volume
reflect Peter Meredith's major contribution to the revival and
revision of academic and public interest in medieval English drama
and theatre. A number of coinciding factors in the last quarter of
the twentieth century brought together a group of scholars,
represented here in the Shifting Paradigms series, determined to
place the study of medieval drama in a broader context than that of
solely reading texts. The publication of Records of Early English
Drama, the University of Leeds facsimiles of medieval drama
manuscripts, the establishment of the journal and annual meetings
of Medieval English Theatre, brought a wider perspective to the
discipline. And, by no means least, the bringing to bear of all
these ground-breaking developments to the mammoth tasks of
recreating in the public domain the original-staging of medieval
plays. Peter Meredith had a hand in the formation and lasting
influence of all these crucial innovations. The variety and depth
of his comprehensive approach to the study of medieval drama and
theatre is clearly evinced in each of the essays chosen for this
volume.
The Mary Play is a beautiful and engaging piece of late medieval
stagecraft. It is rich in music and spectacle and is the only
English play which deals with Mary's parents and her early life;
the only play which centres on a prayer, the Ave Maria; the only
play which in its devotional intensity reflects the central
concerns of late fifteenth century lay piety. Two recent
productions have demonstrated its effectiveness as drama. The Mary
Play comes from Norfolk and matches theatrically the elaborate
painting, stained glass and carving of that area. The Marian shrine
of Walsingham is part of its local context. This edition, a new
volume in the series Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies, presents
the play as a single entity rather than as a number of pageants in
a cycle play. The introduction describes the manuscript, its
language, place and staging. There is an extensive commentary which
places the play in its intellectual and theatrical contexts, and a
complete glossary.
Greed, terrorism, and simple bad luck conspire to bring mankind to
its knees as a viral infection spreads out of control, reducing
those infected to undead horrors that feed upon the rest. It's a
time of misery and death for most, however there are some who are
lucky, some who are fast, and some who are just too damned tough to
go down without a fight. This is their story.
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