The Theatre of Medieval Europe: New Research in Early Drama (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 9)

the Theatre Of Medieval Europe Brings Together The Work Of Thirteen Internationally Recognized Scholars Of Early Drama To Give A Comprehensive Account Of Recent Findings In The Field. Whilst Reflecting The Large Body Of Research On English Drama, The Book Widens The Focus Of Its Survey To Represent The Continental Theatre Of The Period, With A Succession Of Essays Covering England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Central Europe And The Low Countries. In Addition, It Deals With Latin Musical And Liturgical Drama, And Addresses Both The Archival And Stage-orientated Aspects Of Theatre Research. In Reviewing The Field In This Way, This Collection Not Only Offers An Account Of Recent Discoveries Across A Range Of Countries And Types Of Drama, But Also Suggests The Comparative And Interdisciplinary Ground On Which These Fields Of Research May Increasingly Come To Meet And Cross-fertilise One Another In The Future. A Major Feature Of The Book Is Its Authoritative, Chronological And Fully-indexed Bibliography, Which Should Serve As An Invaluable Guide To The Most Significant Contributions In The Field. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 List of contributors 10 Preface 12 Note on the bibliography and system of references 22 List of abbreviations for journals and series 23 1. Introduction: trends in international drama research 24 PART I - LATIN DRAMA 42 2. Medieval Latin music-drama 44 3. Liturgical drama: falling between the disciplines 65 PART II - ENGLISH DRAMA 86 4. Modern editions of medieval English plays 88 5. The English mystery cycles 103 6. Castles in the air: the morality plays 120 7. ‘All the world was a stage’: Records of Early English Drama 140 8. The staging of medieval English plays 153 PART III - CONTINENTAL DRAMA 172 9. France 174 10. Italy: liturgy and christocentric spirituality 192 11. Spain: Catalan and Castilian drama 212 12. Germany and German-speaking central Europe 230 13. The Low Countries 248 Bibliography 276 Author index to the bibliography 314 General index 319