Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 41
... plays were performed in the streets or in any convenient open spaces in the vicinity . The plays were of two types : the Mystery Plays or Mysteries which dealt with stories taken from the Scriptures ; and the Miracle Plays which had for ...
... plays were performed in the streets or in any convenient open spaces in the vicinity . The plays were of two types : the Mystery Plays or Mysteries which dealt with stories taken from the Scriptures ; and the Miracle Plays which had for ...
Page 43
... plays began . To enable as large a number of people as possible to see them , each play was repeated several times ... plays at Chester , writes : The manner of these plays was - every company ( or guild ) had its own pageant or part , a ...
... plays began . To enable as large a number of people as possible to see them , each play was repeated several times ... plays at Chester , writes : The manner of these plays was - every company ( or guild ) had its own pageant or part , a ...
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... plays are much lighter in theme than the earlier Miracle plays . At times indeed , the plots are handled in lively fashion with broad farcical effects and there is a good deal of action . Although different from the Miracle plays , the ...
... plays are much lighter in theme than the earlier Miracle plays . At times indeed , the plots are handled in lively fashion with broad farcical effects and there is a good deal of action . Although different from the Miracle plays , the ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLOSAXONS | 9 |
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND AFTER | 18 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER THE FATHER OF ENGLISH POETRY | 24 |
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