Recycling the cycle
Subtitle: the city of Chester and its Whitsun plays
By: David Mills.
Series: Studies in early English drama ;; 4
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Chester plays.; Mysteries and miracle-plays, English -- England -- Chester -- History and criticism.; Christian drama, English (Middle) -- History and criticism.; Theater -- England -- Chester -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500.; English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.; Bible plays -- History and criticism.; Cycles (Literature); Chester (England) -- History.
Description: "A consciousness of the past has been an essential determinant of community in the city of Chester, England. In particular, the city's Whitsun Plays have been a vehicle for communicating the myth of the city's medieval heritage, helping to reinforce the sense of history that is part of Chester's identity." "Building upon the material in REED: Chester, David Mills has produced a detailed study of Chester's Whitsun Plays in their local, physical, social, political, cultural, and religious contexts. A continuum has survived between the Middle Ages and the present day, providing not only an understanding of the plays themselves, but a narrative of the ways in which manuscripts survive and the functions that they serve. The continued performance of these plays is significant of modern play revivals as a political and sociological phenomenon, demonstrating the power that these rituals and plays still hold."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-272) and index.