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Cyclic form and the English mystery plays : a comparative study of the English biblical cycles and their continental and iconographic counterparts / by Peter Happé.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Happé, Peter.
- Series:
- Ludus : Medieval and early Renaissance theatre and drama ; 7.
- Ludus : Medieval and early Renaissance theatre and drama ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysteries and miracle-plays, English--History and criticism.
- Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.
- Christian drama, English (Middle)--History and criticism.
- Christian drama, English (Middle).
- Cycles (Literature).
- Comparative literature--English and European.
- Comparative literature.
- Comparative literature--European and English.
- Physical Description:
- 349 pages : 7 illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2004.
- Summary:
- This volume is centred upon the five extant English mystery cycles with a view to examining the cyclic form they share. It is based upon consideration of the differences between the texts and upon the underlying assumptions governing this dramatic form. The cycles are extensively compared with practices in the cyclic dramas of France, the German-speaking areas, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain in the late middle ages and the early modern period. There is also a unique and innovative bridging with iconographical material from a range of artistic modes giving further insight into the structure and organisation of cyclic form.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-345) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9042016523
- OCLC:
- 56533613
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