Marys of medieval drama : the middle English Digby and N-town in translation /

Contains modern translations of plays performed during the late Middle Ages in England about the lives of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene. These plays provide a link between canonical Scripture, apocryphal and gnostic materials from the first centuries of Christianity that survived secreted or in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Donnelly, Colleen Elaine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2016.
Temas:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Apparitions and miracles > Drama.
Mary Magdalene, > Saint > Drama.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint.
Mary Magdalene, > Saint.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English > England.
English drama.
Mystères et miracles anglais > Angleterre.
Théâtre anglais.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Miracles.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.
England.
Drama.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Women in early Christianity and the Middle Ages
  • The reputation of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene in the Middle Ages
  • Vernacular religion
  • Middle English Biblically based drama
  • Why these plays and what are their origins?
  • Historical and contemporary issues
  • Conclusion
  • A note on the modernized translation. The N-Town Mary Play and Marion materials
  • The Digby Mary Magdalene. Bibliography.

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