Provides an overview of and introduction to the Towneley cycle of plays, a 32-play cycle written in c 1500, which begins with the fall of Lucifer and ends with the Last Judgement, and was performed as part of the festival of Corpus Christi in Wakefield. This volume examines the cycle's textual history, and discusses issues of language and style.
- ISBN13 9780708320488
- Publish Date 30 May 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint University of Wales Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 226
- Language English