The purpose of this research is to examine the theatrical functions of medieval English stage directions as records of earlier performance. Examples of such functions are largely taken from outdoor scriptural plays.This book will be of great interest to students and scholare in theatre, medieval history and literature.
The purpose of this research is to examine the theatrical functions of medieval English stage directions as records of earlier performance. Examples of such functions are largely taken from outdoor scriptural plays.This book will be of great interest to students and scholare in theatre, medieval history and literature.
Philip Butterworth is a visiting scholar in medieval theatre at the University of Leeds, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Prelude Chapter 1: Observers, Options and Beneficiaries of Stage Directions Chapter 2: Didacticism Chapter 3: The Nature of Pretence Chapter 4: Biblical and Other Narrative Sources Chapter 5: Spatial Practices Chapter 6: Characteristics of Playing Chapter 7: Playing Alone Chapter 8: Ornaments and Effects Postlude Catalogue A Note by Michael Spence about Latin Translations List of Plays and their Stage Directions Calisto and Melebea The Castle of Perseverance The Chester Mystery Plays The Chester Appendix Christ's Burial Christ's Resurrection Conversion of St. Paul Cornish Creacion of the World Cornish Origo Mundi Cornish Passio Domini Cornish Resurrexio Domini Cornish St. Meriasek Cornish St. Kea Coventry Shearmen and Taylors' Pageant Coventry Weavers' Pageant Fulgens and Lucrece Impacyente Pouerte Killing of the Children King Johan Magnyfycence Mankind Mary Magdalen N.town Plays Nature Nature of the Four Elements The Newcastle Play Nice Wanton The Norwich Grocers' Play The Play of the Sacrament [Croxton] Play of the Weather (1) Play of the Weather (2) The Pride of Life Terens in Englysh Thersytes Three Laws The Towneley Plays Wealth and Health Wisdom Wit and Science The York Play Bibliography Index
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prelude
Chapter 1: Observers, Options and Beneficiaries of Stage Directions
List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface Prelude Chapter 1: Observers, Options and Beneficiaries of Stage Directions Chapter 2: Didacticism Chapter 3: The Nature of Pretence Chapter 4: Biblical and Other Narrative Sources Chapter 5: Spatial Practices Chapter 6: Characteristics of Playing Chapter 7: Playing Alone Chapter 8: Ornaments and Effects Postlude Catalogue A Note by Michael Spence about Latin Translations List of Plays and their Stage Directions Calisto and Melebea The Castle of Perseverance The Chester Mystery Plays The Chester Appendix Christ's Burial Christ's Resurrection Conversion of St. Paul Cornish Creacion of the World Cornish Origo Mundi Cornish Passio Domini Cornish Resurrexio Domini Cornish St. Meriasek Cornish St. Kea Coventry Shearmen and Taylors' Pageant Coventry Weavers' Pageant Fulgens and Lucrece Impacyente Pouerte Killing of the Children King Johan Magnyfycence Mankind Mary Magdalen N.town Plays Nature Nature of the Four Elements The Newcastle Play Nice Wanton The Norwich Grocers' Play The Play of the Sacrament [Croxton] Play of the Weather (1) Play of the Weather (2) The Pride of Life Terens in Englysh Thersytes Three Laws The Towneley Plays Wealth and Health Wisdom Wit and Science The York Play Bibliography Index
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prelude
Chapter 1: Observers, Options and Beneficiaries of Stage Directions
Chapter 2: Didacticism
Chapter 3: The Nature of Pretence
Chapter 4: Biblical and Other Narrative Sources
Chapter 5: Spatial Practices
Chapter 6: Characteristics of Playing
Chapter 7: Playing Alone
Chapter 8: Ornaments and Effects
Postlude
Catalogue
A Note by Michael Spence about Latin Translations
List of Plays and their Stage Directions
Calisto and Melebea
The Castle of Perseverance
The Chester Mystery Plays
The Chester Appendix
Christ's Burial
Christ's Resurrection
Conversion of St. Paul
Cornish Creacion of the World
Cornish Origo Mundi
Cornish Passio Domini
Cornish Resurrexio Domini
Cornish St. Meriasek
Cornish St. Kea
Coventry Shearmen and Taylors' Pageant
Coventry Weavers' Pageant
Fulgens and Lucrece
Impacyente Pouerte
Killing of the Children
King Johan
Magnyfycence
Mankind
Mary Magdalen
N.town Plays
Nature
Nature of the Four Elements
The Newcastle Play
Nice Wanton
The Norwich Grocers' Play
The Play of the Sacrament [Croxton]
Play of the Weather (1)
Play of the Weather (2)
The Pride of Life
Terens in Englysh
Thersytes
Three Laws
The Towneley Plays
Wealth and Health
Wisdom
Wit and Science
The York Play
Bibliography
Index
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