This study argues that late medieval English 'mystery plays' were about masculinity as much as Christian theology, modes of devotion, or civic self-consciousness. Performed repeatedly by generations of merchants and craftsmen, these Biblical plays produced fantasies and anxieties of middle class, urban masculinity, many of which are familiar today.
This study argues that late medieval English 'mystery plays' were about masculinity as much as Christian theology, modes of devotion, or civic self-co...
The York Corpus Christi Play as we know it consists of 47 surviving individual plays or ""pageants"", 27 of which are included in this volume. 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.
The York Corpus Christi Play as we know it consists of 47 surviving individual plays or ""pageants"", 27 of which are included in this volume. In addi...
