Recycling the cycle : the city of Chester and its Whitsun plays

Recycling the cycle : the city of Chester and its Whitsun plays /

"A consciousness of the past has been an essential determinant of community in the city of Chester, England. 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 o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mills, David, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1998.
Series:Studies in early English drama ; 4.
Subjects:
Chester plays.
Chester plays
To 1500
Theater > England > Chester > History > Medieval, 500-1500.
English drama > To 1500 > History and criticism.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
English drama
Theater > Medieval
Mysteriespelen.
Middelengels.
Bijbel.
Chester (England) > History.
Chester (Angleterre) > Histoire.
England > Chester
Chester
Electronic books.
e-books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Play Manuscripts
  • 1. Approaches to Early Drama
  • 2. Time and Space in Tudor Chester
  • 3. Writing the Record
  • 4. A Spectrum of Ceremonial and Entertainment
  • 5. The Midsummer Celebrations
  • 6. Religious Feasts and Festivals
  • 7. Professionalism, Commercialism, and Self-Advertisement
  • 8. The Past in the Present: The Text of the Whitsun Plays
  • 9. Manuscripts, Scribes, and Owners
  • 10. Medievalism and Revival.

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