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English miracle plays and moralities

English miracle plays and moralities

Hamilton Moore, E.

Paperback

General DramaGeneral World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 9353800552
ISBN13: 9789353800550
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before the proscenium, there was the pageant wagon. The stage becomes a pulpit. In English Miracle Plays and Moralities, E. Hamilton Moore gathers key voices of religious drama medieval: biblical mystery play texts from the miracle and morality plays tradition, alongside sharp moralities where allegorical virtue and vice argue for the human soul. Readable as theatre and as cultural record, this medieval english drama anthology lets you hear medieval England theatre at its most vivid: communal storytelling, doctrinal drama, and comedy edged with warning. These scripts stand at the crossroads of devotion and entertainment, dramatising scripture for everyday audiences and turning doctrine into speech, gesture, and song. They are invaluable for anyone curious how English vernacular theatre began to sound. As a medieval drama study edition and english literature course text, it offers a focused route into middle english literature classics, from mystery cycle plays to the Everyman morality play tradition, showing how performance shaped belief, civic life, and the future of English drama. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal for students, performers, and classic-drama readers. Whether you are revisiting miracle and morality plays for pleasure, building a personal library of foundational theatre, or seeking an annotated theatre scripts collection to support teaching and close reading, this book holds its place as both reference and keepsake.

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