This two-volume edition of The Mysteries dramatizes two of the greatest stories of Western European culture; the first volume dramatizes the creation of the world and the second dramatizes the life and death of Jesus Christ. Originally created by and for local communities during the 14th century, these cycles offer invaluable insight into the medieval world before Shakespeare.

This two-volume edition of The Mysteries dramatizes two of the greatest stories of Western European culture; the first volume dramatizes the creation of the world and the second dramatizes the life and death of Jesus Christ. Originally created by and for local communities during the 14th century, these cycles offer invaluable insight into the medieval world before Shakespeare.