Liturgical drama and the reimagining of medieval theater

Synopsis

The Expression ?liturgical Drama? Was Formulated In 1834 As A Metaphor And Hardened Into Formal Category Only Later In The Nineteenth Century. Prior To This Invention, The Medieval Rites And Representations That Would Forge The Category Were Understood As Distinct And Unrelated Classes: As Liturgical Rites No Longer Celebrated Or As Theatrical Works Of Dubious Quality. This Groundbreaking Work Examines ?liturgical Drama? According To The Contexts Of Their Presentations Within The Manuscripts And Books That Preserve Them. Machine Generated Contents Note: Ch. 1 A Prodigious Birth: Creating Liturgical Drama -- Ch. 2 An Improbable Fiction: Confronting Liturgical Drama -- Ch. 3 Past As Prologue: Preceding Liturgical Drama -- Ch. 4 Strange Bedfellows: Unfolding Liturgical Drama -- Ch. 5 What's In A Name? Defining Liturgical Drama -- Ch. 6 All That Glitters: Unravelling Liturgical Drama. By Michael Norton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.