Overview

This new anthology takes the plays from The Broadview Anthology of British Literature as its base while expanding very substantially beyond them to represent the full range of drama in English (and, where strong connections exist, in French, Latin, Cornish, and Welsh as well) through to 1576. In all, over forty plays are included. Each work has been fully annotated and is prefaced by a substantial introduction.

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Author:   Christina M. Fitzgerald ,  John T. Sebastian
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781554810567

ISBN 10:   1554810566
Pages:   650
Publication Date:   05 December 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PREFACE HROSVITHA OF GANDERSHEIM Abraham Babio Quem Quaeritis The Quem Quaeritis Ceremony from the Regularis Concordia of St. Æthelwold The Play of Adam (Ordo representacionis Ade) THE FLEURY Play of Herod (Ordo ad representandum Herodem) THE YORK CORPUS CHRISTI PLAY The Ordo Paginarum The Creation The Nativity The Shepherds The Slaughter of the Innocents The Crucifixion The Harrowing of Hell The Resurrection The Last Judgment The York Mercers’ Indenture THE TOWNELEY PLAYS The Creation The “Wakefield Master” The First Shepherds’ Play The Second Shepherds’ Play IN CONTEXT: Biblical Source Material from the Douay-Rheims Bible, Luke 2.8–21 Herod the Great IN CONTEXT: Biblical Source Material from the Douay-Rheims Bible, Matthew 2.1–23 The Buffeting (sites.broadviewpress.com/medievaldrama/) The Judgment Digby Candlemas Day and the Killing of the Children of Israel (sites.broadviewpress.com/medievaldrama/) The Digby Play of Mary Magdalene (sites.broadviewpress.com/medievaldrama/) The Conversation of St. Paul (sites.broadviewpress.com/medievaldrama/) THE CHESTER PLAYS Play of Adam and Eve Play of Noah’s Flood IN CONTEXT: Biblical Source Material from the Douay-Rheims Bible, Genesis 6–9 Play of the Shepherds THE N-TOWN PLAYS Mary Play The Nativity THE CORNISH Ordinalia Noah and the Ark Origo Mundi, lines 917–1258 The Crucifixion Passio Christi, lines 2504–3030 The Death of Pilate Resurrexio Domini, lines 1587–2044 THE WELSH BIBLICAL PLAYS The Three Kings of Cologne JOHN LYDGATE A Disguising at Hertford Castle A Disguising at London Mumming at Eltham Mumming at Windsor Mumming for the Mercers of London Mumming for the Goldsmiths of London Mumming at Bishopswood THE CROXTON Play of the Sacrament Mankind IN CONTEXT: Stage Plan for The Castle of Perseverance Everyman HENRY MEDWALL Fulgens and Lucres The Interlude of Youth JOHN HEYWOOD The Play of the Weather JOHN REDFORD The Play of Wit and Science Gammer Gurton’s Needle ULPIAN FULWELL Like Will to Like PERMISSIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Reviews

The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is an accessible, multi-lingual, and historical-boundary-crossing anthology that is remarkably well-informed by current Early English drama scholarship. Its emphasis on contexts and regional cultures, its inclusion of a wide range of translated and helpfully-modernized dramatic texts and sources (from early continental plays such as the German nun Hrosvitha's Abraham, to the York Mercers' Indenture document, to John Lydgate's household mummings, to Tudor interludes such as Fulgens and Lucres), and, especially, its lively and engaging introductory comments on this trove of texts and their manuscript, print, and performance lives make it the ideal undergraduate text for demonstrating the teeming richness of the earliest British theatre. --Gail McMurray Gibson, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Davidson College The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is a worthy and welcome successor to the magisterial [work] by David Bevington that for nearly four decades has guided teachers and students of medieval English drama. Broadview's major anthology by editors Fitzgerald and Sebastian combines Bevington's wide-ranging approach to medieval English drama with informed commentary on current issues in medieval English drama scholarship. Impressively attentive to developments in the field and appreciative of the practical challenges of investigating medieval English drama, this anthology makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. --Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park Fitzgerald and Sebastian, with their team of editors, have made a landmark contribution. The Broadview Anthology gives instructors a wealth of material to choose from, all excellently edited and presented. It is both solid and up-to-date in scholarship, and friendly and accessible to students. Its new approach to the presentation of texts and its thought-provoking selection of materials make it a most welcome addition to the field; it ought to remain the standard undergraduate text for many years to come. --Chester N. Scoville, University of Toronto, reviewed in Early Theatre 16.1 (2013) Fitzgerald and Sebastian, with their team of editors, have made a landmark contribution. The Broadview Anthology gives instructors a wealth of material to choose from, all excellently edited and presented. It is both solid and up-to-date in scholarship, and friendly and accessible to students. Its new approach to the presentation of texts and its thought-provoking selection of materials make it a most welcome addition to the field; it ought to remain the standard undergraduate text for many years to come. -- Chester N. Scoville, University of Toronto, reviewed in Early Theatre 16.1 (2013) The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is an accessible, multi-lingual, and historical-boundary-crossing anthology that is remarkably well-informed by current Early English drama scholarship. Its emphasis on contexts and regional cultures, its inclusion of a wide range of translated and helpfully-modernized dramatic texts and sources (from early continental plays such as the German nun Hrosvitha's Abraham, to the York Mercers' Indenture document, to John Lydgate's household mummings, to Tudor interludes such as Fulgens and Lucres), and, especially, its lively and engaging introductory comments on this trove of texts and their manuscript, print, and performance lives make it the ideal undergraduate text for demonstrating the teeming richness of the earliest British theatre. -- Gail McMurray Gibson, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Davidson College The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is a worthy and welcome successor to the magisterial [work] by David Bevington that for nearly four decades has guided teachers and students of medieval English drama. Broadview's major anthology by editors Fitzgerald and Sebastian combines Bevington's wide-ranging approach to medieval English drama with informed commentary on current issues in medieval English drama scholarship. Impressively attentive to developments in the field and appreciative of the practical challenges of investigating medieval English drama, this anthology makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. -- Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park Fitzgerald and Sebastian, with their team of editors, have made a landmark contribution. The Broadview Anthology gives instructors a wealth of material to choose from, all excellently edited and presented. It is both solid and up-to-date in scholarship, and friendly and accessible to students. Its new approach to the presentation of texts and its thought-provoking selection of materials make it a most welcome addition to the field; it ought to remain the standard undergraduate text for many years to come. -- Chester N. Scoville, University of Toronto, reviewed in Early Theatre 16.1 (2013) The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is an accessible, multi-lingual, and historical-boundary-crossing anthology that is remarkably well-informed by current Early English drama scholarship. Its emphasis on contexts and regional cultures, its inclusion of a wide range of translated and helpfully-modernized dramatic texts and sources (from early continental plays such as the German nun Hrosvitha's Abraham, to the York Mercers' Indenture document, to John Lydgate's household mummings, to Tudor interludes such as Fulgens and Lucres), and, especially, its lively and engaging introductory comments on this trove of texts and their manuscript, print, and performance lives make it the ideal undergraduate text for demonstrating the teeming richness of the earliest British theatre. -- Gail McMurray Gibson, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Davidson College The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is a worthy and welcome successor to the magisterial [work] by David Bevington that for nearly four decades has guided teachers and students of medieval English drama. Broadview's major anthology by editors Fitzgerald and Sebastian combines Bevington's wide-ranging approach to medieval English drama with informed commentary on current issues in medieval English drama scholarship. Impressively attentive to developments in the field and appreciative of the practical challenges of investigating medieval English drama, this anthology makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. -- Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park Fitzgerald and Sebastian, with their team of editors, have made a landmark contribution. The Broadview Anthology gives instructors a wealth of material to choose from, all excellently edited and presented. It is both solid and up-to-date in scholarship, and friendly and accessible to students. Its new approach to the presentation of texts and its thought-provoking selection of materials make it a most welcome addition to the field; it ought to remain the standard undergraduate text for many years to come. - Chester N. Scoville, University of Toronto, reviewed in Early Theatre 16.1 (2013) The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is an accessible, multi-lingual, and historical-boundary-crossing anthology that is remarkably well-informed by current Early English drama scholarship. Its emphasis on contexts and regional cultures, its inclusion of a wide range of translated and helpfully-modernized dramatic texts and sources (from early continental plays such as the German nun Hrosvitha's Abraham, to the York Mercers' Indenture document, to John Lydgate's household mummings, to Tudor interludes such as Fulgens and Lucres), and, especially, its lively and engaging introductory comments on this trove of texts and their manuscript, print, and performance lives make it the ideal undergraduate text for demonstrating the teeming richness of the earliest British theatre. - Gail McMurray Gibson, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English, Davidson College The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is a worthy and welcome successor to the magisterial [work] by David Bevington that for nearly four decades has guided teachers and students of medieval English drama. Broadview's major anthology by editors Fitzgerald and Sebastian combines Bevington's wide-ranging approach to medieval English drama with informed commentary on current issues in medieval English drama scholarship. Impressively attentive to developments in the field and appreciative of the practical challenges of investigating medieval English drama, this anthology makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. - Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park

The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama is a worthy and welcome successor to the magisterial [work] by David Bevington that for nearly four decades has guided teachers and students of medieval English drama. Broadview's major anthology by editors Fitzgerald and Sebastian combines Bevington's wide-ranging approach to medieval English drama with informed commentary on current issues in medieval English drama scholarship. Impressively attentive to developments in the field and appreciative of the practical challenges of investigating medieval English drama, this anthology makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. --Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, Department of English, University of Maryland College Park

Author Information

Christina M. Fitzgerald is Associate Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Toledo. She is the author of The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). John T. Sebastian is Associate Professor of Medieval Literature and Director of the Medieval Studies Program at Loyola University New Orleans. He is also the editor of The Croxton Play of the Sacrament (Medieval Institute Publications, 2012) and the author of articles on medieval drama and the poetry of John Lydgate.

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