Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays

Book Description
In addition to the morality play, Everyman, this volume contains a selection of fifteenth century biblical pageants: the very best from the cycles of York, Chester, Wakefield, Coventry and "N. town." A translation of the Cornish Death of Pilate rounds out this fascinating collection for admirers of theatre and of medieval literature.


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Even the spiritually dormant will be uplifted by this collection of 15th-century biblical pageants. Mostly culled from the dramatic cycles of Chester, York, and Towneley, the pageants have been modernized for easy reading.


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