The Medieval European Stage, 500–1550
The Medieval European Stage, 500–1550
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GBPThis volume brings together a wide selection of primary source materials from the theatrical history of the Middle Ages. The focus is on Western Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of markedly Renaissance forms in Italy. Early sections of the volume are devoted to the survival of Classical tradition and the development of the liturgical drama of the Roman Catholic Church, but the main concentration is on the genesis and growth of popular religious drama in the vernacular. Each of the major medieval regions is featured, while a final section covers the pastimes and customs of the people, a record of whose traditional activities often only survives in the margins of official recognition. The documents are compiled by a team of leading scholars in the field and the over 700 documents are all presented in modern English translation.
- Each section edited by an expert in the field
- Contains over 700 items, all in modern English translation
- A major reference work in medieval theatre, drama and culture
Product details
June 2009Paperback
9780521100847
784 pages
229 × 152 × 40 mm
1.03kg
29 b/w illus. 2 maps
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Table of Contents
- List of documents
- General editor's preface
- Editor's preface
- Acknowledgements
- Historical table
- Glossary of technical and specialised terms
- Note on money
- Introduction
- Section A. The inheritance Nick Davis
- Section B. Latin liturgical drama Peter Meredith
- Section C. Extra-liturgical Latin and early vernacular drama Lynette R. Muir
- Section D. England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales William Tydeman
- Section E. France Lynette R. Muir
- Section F. The German-speaking area John Tailby
- Section G. Italy Michael J. Anderson
- Section H. The Low Countries Elsa Strietman and Lynette R. Muir
- Section I. The Iberian Peninsula (including Majorca) Louise M. Haywood
- Section J. Traditions of the people: customs and folk drama Thomas Pettitt and Leif Sondergaard
- Bibliography
- Index.
