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Chief pre-Shakespearean dramas; a selection of plays illustrating the history of the English drama from its origin down to Shakespeare

Pt. 1. Sources of the liturgical drama -- The wordless Alleluia sequence -- The Quem-Quæritis trope -- The Easter sepulchre (Depositio Crucis ; Elevatio Crucis) -- Semi-dramatic trope -- pt. 2. Liturgical plays dealing with the story of Christ -- Sepulchrum (The Visit of the Marys) -- Sepulchrum (The Visit of the Marys, and the Race of Peter and John ) -- Sepulchrum (The Visit of the Marys, the Race of Peter and John, and the Appearance to Mary Magdalene) -- Peregrini -- Pastores -- Magi -- Herodes -- Prophetæ -- pt. 3. Liturgical plays dealing with miscellaneous biblical stores, and with the legends of the saints -- Conversio Beati Pauli Apostoli -- Ludus super Iconia Sancti Nicolai -- Tres Clerici -- Adeodatus -- pt. 4. The introduction of the vernacular -- The Sepulchre -- The Wayfarers -- The Shepherds -- pt. 5. The Craft Cycles -- Banns (N. towne) -- The Fall of Lucifer (N. towne ) -- The Creation of Eve, with the Expelling of Adam and Eve out of Paradise (Norwich) -- The Killing of Abel (Wakefield) -- Noah (Wakefield) -- The Deluge (Chester) -- The Sacrifice of Isaac (Brome MS.) -- Pharaoh (Wakefield) -- The Prophets (Chester) -- The Salutation and Conception (N. towne) -- Th

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