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OverviewThe York Corpus Christi Play as we know it consists of 47 surviving individual plays or “pageants,” 27 of which are included in this volume. (The whole is always referred to in the singular, following the usage of medieval York itself.) This cycle of plays was produced by the York civic government and its occupational guilds—called “crafts”—and performed annually for nearly 200 years on Corpus Christi day, a mid-summer feast with a movable date that could fall between May 23 and June 24. The York Corpus Christi play is the only extant and complete cycle of plays performed on Corpus Christi day in England throughout the play's life. The earliest record we have of the York play is from 1376; the last performance until the 20th century was in 1569. Together these 27 plays represent the cycle’s core narrative of creation, fall, and salvation. In addition to 27 of the pageants, this new edition includes extensive annotation (both marginal glosses and explanatory footnotes), a wide-ranging introduction, and a helpful selection of background contextual materials. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Christina M. Fitzgerald , Christina M. Fitzgerald , John T. SebastianPublisher: Broadview Press Ltd Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.460kg ISBN: 9781554814299ISBN 10: 1554814294 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 30 September 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction The York Corpus Christi Play: Selected Pageants The Barkers Pageant 1: The Creation of the Angels and the Fall of Lucifer The Plasterers Pageant 2: The Creation The Coopers Pageant 5: The Fall of Adam and Eve The Shipwrights Pageant 8: The Building of the Ark The Fishers and Mariners Pageant 9: The Flood The Parchmentmakers and Bookbinders Pageant 10: Abraham and Isaac The Hosiers Pageant 11: Moses and Pharaoh The Spicers Pageant 12: The Annunciation and Visitation The Pewterers and Founders Pageant 13: Joseph's Trouble About Mary The Tilethatchers Pageant 14: The Nativity The Chandlers Pageant 15: The Shepherds The Masons; The Goldsmiths Pageant 16: Herod and the Magi; The Offering of the Magi The Girdlers and Nailers Pageant 19: The Slaughter of the Innocents The Capmakers Pageant 24: The Woman Taken in Adultery and the Raising of Lazarus The Skinners Pageant 25: The Entry into Jerusalem The Bowers and Fletchers Pageant 29: Christ Before Annas and Caiaphas The Tapiters and Couchers Pageant 30: The First Trial Before Pilate: The Dream of Pilate’s Wife The Litsters Pageant 31: The Trial Before Herod The Tilemakers Pageant 33: The Second Trial Before Pilate: The Judgment The Pinners Pageant 35: The Crucifixion The Butchers Pageant 36: The Death of Christ The Saddlers Pageant 37: The Harrowing of Hell The Carpenters Pageant 38: The Resurrection The Winedrawers Pageant 39: Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene The Drapers Pageant 44: The Death of Mary The Weavers Pageant 45: The Assumption of Mary The Mercers Pageant 47: The Last Judgment In Context Four Middle English Crucifixion Poems (c. 1340-1400) “Ye that passen by the way” “Men rent me on rood” “Stand well, Mother, under rood” “I sike when I sing” Select Civic and Guild Records From the Mercers' Pageant Accounts (1462) From the City Chamberlains’ Rolls: Account of Receipts for Station Placement (1462) An Ordinance of the Tanners (1476) From the City Council Minutes: Two Judgments Concerning Pageant Costs (1517) Manuscript Images Page from the Tile Thatchers’ Nativity Page from the Girdlers’ and Nailers’ Slaughter of the Innocents Page from the Pinners’ Crucifixion Other Images Holkham Bible: Adam and Eve Bedford Hours: Noah Building the Ark Canterbury Psalter: Scenes from Christ’s infancy Holkham Bible: Crucifixion Gough Psalter: The Harrowing of HellReviewsComments on The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama .. .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 Fitzgerald and Sebastian ['s anthology is] impressively attentive to developments in the field and ... makes a major contribution to the study and teaching of early English drama. -- Theresa Coletti, Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, University of Maryland College Park Author InformationChristina M. Fitzgerald is a Professor in the English Department at the University of Toledo. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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