03051oam 2200577I 450 991015456990332120230808200711.01-351-93661-11-138-25184-41-315-25529-410.4324/9781315255293(CKB)3710000000965857(MiAaPQ)EBC4758680(OCoLC)965543201(BIP)63374997(BIP)13701375(EXLCZ)99371000000096585720180706e20162007 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFestivals and plays in late medieval Britain /Clifford DavidsonLondon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (216 pages) illustrationsFirst published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing.0-7546-6052-4 1-351-93662-X Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. The landscape of festival drama and play -- pt. II. Some aspects of two genres of festival drama.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.English dramaTo 1500History and criticismMysteries and miracle-plays, EnglishEnglandHistory and criticismChristianity and literatureEnglandHistoryTo 1500Politics and literatureGreat BritainHistoryTo 1500Literature and societyGreat BritainHistoryTo 1500English dramaHistory and criticism.Mysteries and miracle-plays, EnglishHistory and criticism.Christianity and literatureHistoryPolitics and literatureHistoryLiterature and societyHistory822/.109Davidson Clifford.947593MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154569903321Festivals and plays in late medieval Britain2141044UNINA