York Mystery Plays: A Selection in Modern Spelling

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Richard Beadle, Pamela M. King
Oxford University Press, 1999 - 279 pages
This volume offers 22 of the central pageants which make up York's famous Corpus Christi cycle. The York cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are reflected in the selection printed here. The shape of the cycle was governed by subjectmatter of enduring spiritual significance, both to its contemporary audience and in later literary and artistic tradition, and the selection reflects these concerns. Included are plays on the Creation, the Fall of Man, the Incarnation, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ, and the Last Judgement.The Passion sequence has been expanded by six of the eight plays generally attributed to the great poetic dramatist known as the York Realist: the authentic text of these plays is not otherwise available in paperback. As well as providing detailed annotation, this edition offers an introductionwhich examines the history of the cycle and discusses the immensely popular modern productions in York and elsewhere.

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The Barkers The Fall of the Angels
1
The Coopers The Fall of Man
8
The Shipwrights The Building of the Ark
15
The Fishers and Mariners The Flood
21
The Hosiers Moses and Pharaoh
33
The Pewterers and Founders Josephs Trouble about Mary
48
The Tilethatchers The Nativity
59
The Masons The Goldsmiths Herod and The Magi
65
The Skinners The Entry into Jerusalem
106
The Cutlers The Conspiracy
125
The Bowers and Fletchers Christ before Annas and Caiaphas
138
The Litsters Christ before Herod
175
The Judgement
192
The Pinners The Crucifixion
211
The Butchers The Death of Christ
222
The Saddlers The Harrowing of Hell
237

The Marshals The Flight into Egypt
79
The Girdlers and Nailers The Slaughter of the Innocents
88
The Smiths The Temptation
98
The Carpenters The Resurrection
251
The Mercers The Last Judgement
267
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