The Towneley plays

Author(s)

• Epp, Garrett P. J.

Bibliographic Information

The Towneley plays

edited by Garrett P.J. Epp

（Middle English texts）

Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, c2017

• : pbk

Uniform Title

Towneley plays

Note

Bibliography: p. 557-562

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Towneley plays are a collection of biblical plays in the Huntington Library's MS HM 1, a manuscript once owned by the Towneley family of Towneley Hall, Lancashire. Once thought to constitute a cycle of plays from the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire's West Riding, the collection includes some of the best-known examples of medieval English drama, including the much-anthologized Second Shepherds Play.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Creation 2. The Killing of Abel 3. Noah 4. Abraham 5. Isaac and Jacob 6. Pharaoh 7. The Advent Sequence 8. The Shepherds (1) 9. The Shepherds (2) 10. The Offering of the Magi 11. The Flight into Egypt 12. Herod the Great 13. The Purification of Mary 14. The Doctors 15. John the Baptist 16. Lazarus 17. The Conspiracy 18. The Buffeting 19. The Scourging 20. The Crucifixion 21. The Dice 22. The Harrowing of Hell 23. The Resurrection 24. The Pilgrims 25. Thomas of India 26. The Ascension 27. Judgment Appendix: The Hanging of Judas Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Bibliography Glossary

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Details

• NCID: BB25643180
• ISBN:
  • 9781580442831
• LCCN: 2017029122
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Kalamazoo
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 593 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR1261
  • DC23 : 822/.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Towneley plays
  • LCSH : Mysteries and miracle-plays, English
  • LCSH : Christian drama, English (Middle)
  • LCSH : Pageants -- England -- Wakefield
  • LCSH : English drama -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Bible plays, English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19761902
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA00083491