Historical Fiction
The York mystery plays
2011·248 pages
A collection of medieval mystery plays from York, exploring biblical stories and religious themes.
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A collection of medieval mystery plays from York, exploring biblical stories and religious themes.
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Essays on the York Mystery Plays, uniting voices from the scholarly world with the York community that has assumed responsibility for their production today. The York Play of Corpus Christi, also known as the York Cycle, has been central to the study of early English theatre for over a century and a touchstone for the revival of medieval dramatic practice for over fifty years. But these two endeavours... have often found little common ground. This volume therefore accomplishes something very imp...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Moderate depictions of violence related to biblical events like crucifixion.
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Religious content
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Extremely central; focuses on Christian biblical narratives and devotion.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor medieval cultural and religious messaging inherent to the era.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Moderate suffering depicted in biblical contexts, such as persecution.
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