The Digby Mary Magdalene Play
Author | : Theresa Coletti |
Publisher | : Medieval Institute Publications |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2018-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781580442862 |
ISBN-13 | : 1580442862 |
Rating | : 4/5 (862 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Digby Mary Magdalene Play written by Theresa Coletti and published by Medieval Institute Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digby Play of Mary Magdalene is a rare, surviving example of the Middle English saint play. It provides a window on the deep embedding of biblical drama and performance in late medieval devotional practices, social aspiration and critique, and religious discourses. Fully annotated and extensively glossed, this edition adds to the METS Drama series an essential resource for the study of late medieval English religious drama.