York mystery plays : a selection in modern spelling / edited by Richard Beadle and Pamela M. King.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Pamela M.

Beadle, Richard.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

York plays. Selections.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysteries and miracle-plays, English--England--York--Modernized versions.

Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.

England--York.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 279 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Summary:

The York Corpus Christi cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are reflected in the selection of twenty-two pageants offered in this volume. Included are plays on the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Incarnation, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ, and the Last Judgement. The Passion sequence has been expanded by six of the eight plays generally attributed to the great poetic dramatist known as the York realist; this is the only edition of these works available in paperback, and the only volume to offer modern spelling throughout. Including detailed notes and a general introduction, this is the perfect source for students of medieval music, drama, and literature as well as actors participating in revivals of these famous plays.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxi-xxxiii).

ISBN:

0192837109

OCLC:

42310162