Two Moral Interludes (Paperback)

David N. Klausner

ISBN 10: 1580441343 / ISBN 13: 9781580441346

Verlag: Medieval Institute Publications, 2010

Paperback. With the METS editions of Everyman (2008), Mankind (2010), and The Castle of Perseverance (2010), this volume completes the presentation of the five surviving Middle English morality plays. In addition to the texts of The Pride of Life (the earliest of the surviving morality plays) and Wisdom (which is unusual for the size of its cast and the fact that it survives in multiple copies), Klausner's edition includes two appendices which provide the texts of primary sources for the two plays as well as appropriate music (liturgical music, song, and dances) which may have accompanied performances, especially Wisdom. In addition to the texts of The Pride of Life (the earliest of the surviving morality plays) and Wisdom (which is unusual for the size of its cast), this edition includes two appendices which provide the texts of primary sources for the two plays as well as appropriate music which may have accompanied performances, especially Wisdom. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781580441346

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With the METS editions of Everyman (2008), Mankind (2010), and The Castle of Perseverance (2010), this volume completes the presentation of the five surviving Middle English morality plays. In addition to the texts of The Pride of Life (the earliest of the surviving morality plays) and Wisdom (which is unusual for the size of its cast and the fact that it survives in multiple copies), Klausner's edition includes two appendices which provide the texts of primary sources for the two plays as well as appropriate music (liturgical music, song, and dances) which may have accompanied performances, especially Wisdom.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: David Klausner has taught at the Centre for Medieval Studies and the Department of English, University of Toronto, since 1967, specializing in Old and Middle English and Middle Welsh. His publications have centred on the history of theatre in late medieval Great Britain, and have included (to date) three collecctions of documents in the series Records of Early English Drama: Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Wales. He is presently editing the records of the North Riding of Yorkshire for the same series.

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Titel: Two Moral Interludes (Paperback)
Verlag: Medieval Institute Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Paperback
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