Two moral interludes : The pride of life and Wisdom
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Two moral interludes : The pride of life and Wisdom
（Middle English texts）
Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, c2009
- : pbk
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"The project is sponsored by the Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages (TEAMS) and is affiliated with the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University at Kalamazoo"--Back cover
Bibliography: p. 101-104
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Description
Set within the morality play tradition—in which allegorized man struggles against sin through temptation, fall, and redemption—this edition presents two of the Middle English dramas. The fragmentary Pride of Life dates from the late fourteenth century, the oldest of the five English morality plays (the others are The Castle of Perseverance, Mankind, and Everyman). It dramatizes a prideful King’s disdain of his wise counselors as he battles with Death, and is unique for addressing only one of the seven deadly sins. The fifteenth-century Wisdom portrays Anima (an allegory for the human soul) in her marriage to Wisdom (an avatar of Christ), and Lucifer’s subsequent attempts to corrupt Anima and her attendants, the five senses and three mental faculties. David Klausner’s edition supplements both plays with glosses, annotation, historical context, textual provenance, and dramaturgical discussions of costuming and staging. An appendix details the music that could have accompanied the plays in live performance.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Pride of Life
Notes to the Pride of Life
Wisdom
Notes to Wisdom
Appendix 1: Sources
Appendix 2: Music
Bibliography
Glossary
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