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Recycling the Cycle : The City of Chester and Its Whitsun Plays /

"A consciousness of the past has been an essential determinant of community in the city of Chester, England. In particular, the city's Whitsun Plays have been a vehicle for communicating the myth of the city's medieval heritage, helping to reinforce the sense of history that is part o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mills, David, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1998.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Play Manuscripts
  • 1. Approaches to Early Drama
  • 2. Time and Space in Tudor Chester
  • 3. Writing the Record
  • 4. A Spectrum of Ceremonial and Entertainment
  • 5. The Midsummer Celebrations
  • 6. Religious Feasts and Festivals
  • 7. Professionalism, Commercialism, and Self-Advertisement
  • 8. The Past in the Present: The Text of the Whitsun Plays
  • 9. Manuscripts, Scribes, and Owners
  • 10. Medievalism and Revival.