The Chester Mystery Cycle: Essays and Documents

by Robert M. Lumiansky

Book Overview

This comprehensive and original philological study of the Chester cycle of biblical plays performed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance significantly modifies traditional views. The authors' four essays address the textual relationships, sources and influences, music, and development of the cycle. Also included are all known surviving external documents: edited and glossed transcripts, a new edition of the Chester banns," an annotated list of music...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807897159
• ISBN13: 9780807897157
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"