Everyman and Medieval Miracle PlaysArthur C. Cawley Apart from the morality play Everyman, this volume contains a selection of Biblical pageants, some of which ultimately go back to the Latin liturgical drama of the medieval Church. They are no less religious in origin and inspiration than the Church architecture, painting and sculpture of the Middle Ages. Most of them are Corpus Christi pageants of guild pageants, i.e. short plays acted by the trade guilds as episodes of the whole Corpus Christi cycle. They have been chosen for their intrinsic merit from the cycles of York, Chester, Wakefield, Coventry and "N. town", with the addition of a translation of the Cornish Death of Pilate to represent this unique branch of Celtic literature. |
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... Deeds . Here I lie , cold in the ground ; Thy sins hath me sore bound , That I cannot stir . Everyman . O Good Deeds , I stand in fear ! I must you pray of counsel , For help now should come right well . Good Deeds . Everyman , I have ...
... Deeds . Here I lie , cold in the ground ; Thy sins hath me sore bound , That I cannot stir . Everyman . O Good Deeds , I stand in fear ! I must you pray of counsel , For help now should come right well . Good Deeds . Everyman , I have ...
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... Deeds cometh now ; ye may not be sad . Now is your Good Deeds whole and sound , Going upright upon the ground . Everyman . My heart is light , and shall be evermore ; Now will I smite faster than I did before . Good Deeds . Everyman ...
... Deeds cometh now ; ye may not be sad . Now is your Good Deeds whole and sound , Going upright upon the ground . Everyman . My heart is light , and shall be evermore ; Now will I smite faster than I did before . Good Deeds . Everyman ...
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... Deeds . Nay , Everyman ; I will bide with thee . I will not forsake thee indeed ; Thou shalt find me a good friend at need . 855 Everyman . Gramercy , Good Deeds ! Now may I true friends see . 860 865 They have forsaken me , every one ...
... Deeds . Nay , Everyman ; I will bide with thee . I will not forsake thee indeed ; Thou shalt find me a good friend at need . 855 Everyman . Gramercy , Good Deeds ! Now may I true friends see . 860 865 They have forsaken me , every one ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Creation of Adam and Eve Cardmakers | 3 |
Adam and Eve in Eden Fullers | 4 |
Copyright | |
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Abel abide Abraham Adam Adam and Eve Angel anon beast blessed bliss Caiaphas Cain Chester child Christ Cornish trilogy Corpus Christi play dead dear death Deeds devil dight doth dread earth EMPEROR evermore Everyman EXECUTIONER fain fare fast Father of heaven Fellowship forsake give God's gone grace grieve HARROWING OF HELL hath heart hell Herod hither ilka Isaac iwis Jesus king liturgical liturgical drama Lord Mary medieval mercy messenger mickle MORAL PLAY neven never night Noah nought pageant pain Pilate play pray prophet reckoning rede Satan SCENE Second Shepherds shalt thou sheep Shep Shepherds sins slain Sold sore sorrow soul sweet tarry tell thee thing thou art thou hast thou shalt Towneley trow truly unto ween wend Wife withouten woman wrought York York cycle