The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre

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Richard Beadle (University of Cambridge) Alan J. Fletcher (University College Dublin)

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre

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Richard Beadle (University of Cambridge), Alan J. Fletcher (University College Dublin)

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Cambridge University Press
05 August 2008

Theatre Studies; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

The drama of the English Middle Ages is perennially popular with students and theatre audiences alike, and this is an updated edition of a book which has established itself as a standard guide to the field. The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre, second edition continues to provide an authoritative introduction and an up-to-date, illustrated guide to the mystery cycles, morality drama and saints' plays which flourished from the late fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries. The book emphasises regional diversity in the period and engages with the literary and particularly the theatrical values of the plays. Existing chapters have been revised and updated where necessary, and there are three entirely new chapters, including one on the cultural significance of early drama. A thoroughly revised reference section includes a guide to scholarship and criticism, an enlarged classified bibliography and a chronological table.

Edited by: Richard Beadle (University of Cambridge), Alan J. Fletcher (University College Dublin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 940g
ISBN: 9780521682541
ISBN 10: 0521682541
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 05 August 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Richard Beadle is Reader in Medieval English Literature and Historical Bibliography in the English Faculty, St John's College, Cambridge.

Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre

"""The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Theatre is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the early English stage since it presents work by a very knowledgeable group of scholars whose essays will be useful to the beginning student and the advanced scholar alike."" Clifford Davidson, Speculum ""The writing in this volume is scholarly and erudite but also eminently readable. This book will be of great interest to the casual theater lover as well as theater historians."" Charles Neuringer, American Reference Books Annual ""Each essay on the plays presents a richly detailed discussion of manuscript and sources, literary interpretation, staging and audience....The collection benefits from research into both medieval theatrical practice and modern productions....the Companion makes impressive use of manuscript and staging studies."" Times Literary Supplement"