English Dramatic Interludes, 1300}}}1580: A Reference Guide [Hardcover]

A comprehensive collection of data on late medieval and Tudor interlude drama.Darryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertaintment, starting in the fourteenth century, known as the Interlude. Interludes included a variety of works not part of cycle plays. This accessible reference guide, arranged by entry, to each of the extant Interludes and fragments (c. 100) includes: account of early editions or manuscripts; authors or sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; social issues in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features; and staging directions, among other valuable details. A bibliography and appendices are also included.Darryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertaintment, starting in the fourteenth century, known as the Interlude. Interludes included a variety of works not part of cycle plays. This accessible reference guide, arranged by entry, to each of the extant Interludes and fragments (c. 100) includes: account of early editions or manuscripts; authors or sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; social issues in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features; and staging directions, among other valuable details. A bibliography and appendices are also included.Darryll Grantley has created a guide to that genre of entertainment, known as the Interlude. Starting in the fourteenth century, Interludes included a variety of works not considered part of cycle plays. This easy-to-use reference guide to each of the extant Interludes and fragments (c. 100) includes: account of early editions or manuscripts; authors or sources; modern editions; plot summary and dramatis personae; social issues in the plays; verbal and dramaturgical features; and staging directions, among other valuable details. A bibliography and appendices are also included.List of plays and fragments; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Plays; Index of characters; Index of songs; Biographical notes on authorsl#O