Description |
2 volumes : 24 plate (including frontispiece, facsimile) ; 26 cm |
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Collection of extant examples of church drama employed by the medieval church in western Europe as a part of public worship; text interspersed with commentary. |
Contents |
v. 1. The liturgy of the Church of Rome. Dramatic and other literary aspects of the Roman liturgy. Plays associated with the resurrection and the passion.-- v. 2. Plays associated with the nativity. Plays upon other subjects from the Bible and from legends. Appendices: The Easter sepulchre. The Shrewsbury fragments. Extracts from the writings of reformers. Miscellaneous records and references. List of books (p. [544]-562) Index. |
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Drama, Medieval.
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Liturgical drama.
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Latin drama, Medieval and modern.
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Catholic Church -- Liturgy.
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