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Mary Play': from the N. town Manuscript (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
Peter Meredith (Ed.)
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Description for Mary Play': from the N. town Manuscript (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
Paperback. Offers a piece of late medieval stagecraft which deals with Mary's parents and her early life. This title comes from Norfolk and matches theatrically the elaborate painting, stained glass and carving of that area. Editor(s): Meredith, Peter. Series: Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 2300 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859895477
SKU
V9780859895477
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About Peter Meredith (Ed.)
Peter Meredith is Professor of Medieval Drama in the School of English at the University of Leeds. He is currently President of the Société Internationale pour l'Etude du Théâtre Médiévale, a co-editor of Medieval English Theatre and a member of the Executive Board of the Toronto-based research project Records of Early English Drama.
Reviews for Mary Play': from the N. town Manuscript (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
Peter Meredith argues for the existence of a separate Mary Play within the N-town cycle and presents it here together with extensive and valuable commentary.
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