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Description for Towneley Cycle
Hardback. Provides an overview of and introduction to the Towneley cycle of plays, a 32-play cycle written in c 1500, which begins with the fall of Lucifer and ends with the Last Judgement, and was performed as part of the festival of Corpus Christi in Wakefield. This volume examines the cycle's textual history, and discusses issues of language and style. Series: Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
Provides an overview of and introduction to the Towneley cycle of plays, a 32-play cycle written in c 1500, which begins with the fall of Lucifer and ends with the Last Judgement, and was performed as part of the festival of Corpus Christi in Wakefield. This volume examines the cycle's textual history, and discusses issues of language and style.
Provides an overview of and introduction to the Towneley cycle of plays, a 32-play cycle written in c 1500, which begins with the fall of Lucifer and ends with the Last Judgement, and was performed as part of the festival of Corpus Christi in Wakefield. This volume examines the cycle's textual history, and discusses issues of language and style.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708320488
SKU
V9780708320488
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Ref
99-15
About Peter Happe
Dr Peter Happe is a Visiting Fellow in English at the University of Southampton.
Reviews for Towneley Cycle
'Happe has written an admirable study, which is attractively produced by its publisher. There will be no justice if it is not for many years the book on the Towneley plays.'Andrew Breeze, University of Navarre, Pamplona, MLR, 103.3, 2008 'This book offers rich examples for the study of primary theatre texts and secondary civic documents. Happe's book significantly updates ... Read more