| Towneley Cycle: Unity and Diversity Contributor(s): Happé, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708320481 ISBN-13: 9780708320488 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 822.1 |
| Series: University of Wales - Religion and Culture in the Middle Age |
| Physical Information: 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a detailed overview of the Towneley cycle of plays, which were written c. 1500. The plays begin with the fall of Lucifer and end with the Last Judgement. Peter Happ examines the cycle's textual and manuscript history and discusses issues of language and style, the structure of the cycle, and its possible sources and analogues. He also addresses the historical and religious context of the cycle and its performance history. |