The Towneley Plays

A collection of biblical plays in the Huntington Library's MS HM 1. Once thought to constitute a cycle of plays from the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire's West Riding, the collection includes some of the best-known examples of medieval English drama, including the much-anthologized Second Shepherds Play.

Summary

A collection of biblical plays in the Huntington Library's MS HM 1. Once thought to constitute a cycle of plays from the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire's West Riding, the collection includes some of the best-known examples of medieval English drama, including the much-anthologized Second Shepherds Play.

Product details

• Authors: Garrett (EDT) Epp
• Assisted by: Garrett Epp (Editor), Garrett P J Epp (Editor), Garrett P. Epp (Editor), Garrett P. J. Epp (Editor)
• Publisher: Western michigan uni medieval
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781580442831
• ISBN: 978-1-58044-283-1
• No. of pages: 569
• Series: Teams Middle English Texts; Teams Middle English Texts Series; Teams Middle English Texts
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies