LEADER 04462nam 2200805 450 001 9910456105303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-02936-3 010 $a9786612029363 010 $a1-4426-7908-5 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442679085 035 $a(CKB)2420000000004311 035 $a(EBL)3251285 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000307871 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11277574 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307871 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10251707 035 $a(PQKB)10421351 035 $a(CaPaEBR)417811 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3251285 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671886 035 $a(DE-B1597)464802 035 $a(OCoLC)979596343 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442679085 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671886 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257575 035 $a(OCoLC)958571707 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000004311 100 $a20160923h19981998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRecycling the cycle $ethe city of Chester and its Whitsun plays /$fDavid Mills 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d1998. 210 4$dİ1998 215 $a1 online resource (296 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Early English Drama ;$v4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4875-7687-0 311 $a0-8020-4096-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations -- $tPlay Manuscripts -- $t1. Approaches to Early Drama -- $t2. Time and Space in Tudor Chester -- $t3. Writing the Record -- $t4. A Spectrum of Ceremonial and Entertainment -- $t5. The Midsummer Celebrations -- $t6. Religious Feasts and Festivals -- $t7. Professionalism, Commercialism, and Self-Advertisement -- $t8. The Past in the Present: The Text of the Whitsun Plays -- $t9. Manuscripts, Scribes, and Owners -- $t10 .Medievalism and Revival -- $tPostscript -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aA consciousness of the past has been an essential determinant of community in the city of Chester, England. This awareness and fascination has been bolstered by a strong civic tradition of drama. In particular, the city's Whitsun Plays have been a vehicle for communicating the myth of the city's medieval heritage, helping to reinforce the sense of history that is part of Chester's identity.Building up the material in REED: Chester, David Mills has produced a detailed study of Chester's Whitsun Plays in their local, physical, social, political, cultural, and religious context. A continuum has survived between the Middle Ages and the present day, providing not only an understanding of the plays themselves, but a narrative of the ways in which manuscripts survive and the functions that they serve. The continued performance of these plays is significant of modern play revivals as a political and sociological phenomenon, demonstrating the power that these rituals and plays still hold.?Recycling the Cycle is not only a look at how medieval and Renaissance cultural traditions developed and were maintained over centuries, but an insight into how those traditions can stay fresh and relevant, even today. 410 0$aStudies in early English drama ;$v4. 606 $aMysteries and miracle-plays, English$zEngland$zChester$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChristian drama, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aTheater$zEngland$zChester$xHistory$yMedieval, 500-1500 606 $aEnglish drama$yTo 1500$xHistory and criticism 606 $aBible plays$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCycles (Literature) 607 $aChester (England)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMysteries and miracle-plays, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChristian drama, English (Middle)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aBible plays$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCycles (Literature) 676 $a822.051609 700 $aMills$b David$f1938-$01033157 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456105303321 996 $aRecycling the cycle$92451551 997 $aUNINA