Five Miracle Plays

Author : John Payne Collier
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330206171
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Five Miracle Plays, or Scriptural Dramas written by John Payne Collier and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Five Miracle Plays, or Scriptural Dramas A Miracle Play is the oldest form of our national drama: whether such productions were originally written and performed in this country in Latin or in French is a point that has been considered in the "History of English Dramatic Poetry and the Stage" vol. II. p. 129. The five pieces here for the first time printed are among the earliest in our language. The MS. of "The Harrowing of Hell" is as ancient as the reign of Edward II., or Edward III.: three other Miracle Plays - "The Sacrifice of Abraham, "The Adoration of the Shepherds," and "The Marriage of the Virgin" - are from the MSS. of the time of Henry. VI.; and although the MS. of "The Advent of Antichrist" is not older than the close of the reign of Elizabeth, there is no doubt that it had been performed considerably before the Reformation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.