O the chimneys : selected poems, including the verse play, Eli. by Sachs, Nelly

Table of Contents: “…In the habitations of death -- And no one knows how to go on -- Flight and metamorphosis -- Journey into a dustless realm -- Death still celebrates life -- Glowing enigmas: I -- Glowing enigmas: II -- Glowing enigmas: III -- Eli: A mystery play of the sufferings of Israel.…”


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Sherlock Holmes.

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The Grief of God : Images of the Suffering Jesus in Late Medieval England. by Ross, Ellen M.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Introduction; ONE: The Dynamics of Divine Appeal: The Suffering Jesus in the Literature of Spiritual Guidance; TWO: The Aesthetics of Suffering: Figuring the Crucified Jesus in Manuscripts and Wall Paintings; THREE: Dramas of Divine Compassion: The Figure of the Wounded Jesus and the Rhetoric of Appeal in the Mystery Plays; FOUR: Body, Power, and Mimesis: Holy Women as Purveyors of Divine Presence; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Wagner and the art of the theatre by Carnegy, Patrick

Table of Contents: “…Wagner and the theatre of the early nineteenth century -- The art of the future -- by royal command -- Staging the ring at Bayreuth -- Parsifal and beyond -- The inheritors : Cosima and Siegfried Wagner, Gustav Mahler and Alfred Roller -- Adolphe Appia : the opened eye of the score -- Wagner in Russia, 1890-1940 -- Travail and truth : Klemperer and the Kroll opera -- Wieland Wagner : opera as mystery play -- The political imperative -- Our uncomfortable contemporary.…”


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Shakespeare and Elizabethan popular culture

Table of Contents: “…Shakespeare and the mystery plays / Helen Cooper -- Shakespeare and popular festivity / Leah S. …”
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Kingship and the gods : a study of ancient Near Eastern religion as the integration of society & nature. by Frankfort, Henri, 1897-1954

Table of Contents: “…The historical foundation : the achievement of Menes -- The theoretical foundation : the Memphite theology -- The king's person : Horus -- The king's rule -- The king's potency : the ka -- The king's ceremonial : the Sed festival -- The king's supporters : the royal ancestors -- The royal succession -- The coronation -- The transfiguration of the king's predecessor -- The mystery play of the succession -- The gods of the Egyptians -- The power in the sun : creation -- The power in cattle : procreation -- The power in the earth : resurrection -- The historical forms of kingship in Mesopotamia -- The making of a king -- Government -- The service of the gods -- The gods of Mesopotamia -- The deification of kings -- The New Year's festival.…”


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Texts and traditions : religion in Shakespeare, 1592-1604 by Groves, Beatrice, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Drama and the word : the Bible on the early modern stage -- Shakespeare's incarnational aesthetic : the mystery plays and Catholicism -- Comedic form and Paschal motif in the first and second quartos of Romeo and Juliet -- "I am not he shall buyld the Lord a house" : religious imagery and the succession to the English throne in King John -- "Covering discretion with a coat of folly" : the redemptive self-fashioning of Hal -- "Usurp the beggary he was never born to" : Measure for measure and the questioning of divine kingship.…”
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Texts and traditions religion in Shakespeare, 1592-1604 by Groves, Beatrice, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Drama and the word : the Bible on the early modern stage -- Shakespeare's incarnational aesthetic : the mystery plays and Catholicism -- Comedic form and Paschal motif in the first and second quartos of Romeo and Juliet -- "I am not he shall buyld the Lord a house" : religious imagery and the succession to the English throne in King John -- "Covering discretion with a coat of folly" : the redemptive self-fashioning of Hal -- "Usurp the beggary he was never born to" : Measure for measure and the questioning of divine kingship.…”
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Gilbert is dead by French, Robin

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The devil and the sacred in English drama, 1350-1642 by Cox, John D., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Stage devils and oppositional thinking; CHAPTER TWO The devil and the sacred in the English mystery plays; CHAPTER THREE Stage devils and sacramental community in non-cycle plays; CHAPTER FOUR Stage devils and early social satire; CHAPTER FIVE Protestant devils and the new community; CHAPTER SIX The devils of "Dr. …”
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Shakespeare's medieval craft : remnants of the mysteries on the London stage by Schreyer, Kurt A.

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Medieval drama from sanctuary to stage

Table of Contents: “…Hildegarde von Bingen (2:01) -- Revival of Greek Drama (3:32) -- Church Educates Commoners (2:11) -- Golden Age (2:16) -- Craft Guilds Performances (3:46) -- Replicating Authenticity (2:31) -- Theatrical Techniques (2:59) -- Women in the Theater (1:30) -- Comedy (4:42) -- "The Shepherd's Play" (4:59) -- Purpose of the Mystery Plays (2:42) -- Morality Plays (4:28) -- Archetype of "Everyman" (3:46) -- Dramatic Techniques (3:02) -- Shakespeare's Medieval Roots (0:55) -- what i want (0:04)…”
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Medieval drama : from sanctuary to stage

Table of Contents: “…Hildegarde von Bingen (2:01) -- Revival of Greek Drama (3:32) -- Church Educates Commoners (2:11) -- Golden Age (2:16) -- Craft Guilds Performances (3:46) -- Replicating Authenticity (2:31) -- Theatrical Techniques (2:59) -- Women in the Theater (1:30) -- Comedy (4:42) -- "The Shepherd's Play" (4:59) -- Purpose of the Mystery Plays (2:42) -- Morality Plays (4:28) -- Archetype of "Everyman" (3:46) -- Dramatic Techniques (3:02) -- Shakespeare's Medieval Roots (0:55) -- what i want (0:04)…”
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The tragedy of Mariam, the fair queen of Jewry by Cary, Elizabeth, Lady, 1585 or 1586-1639

Table of Contents: “…Biblical and Historical Herods. Mystery Play Herods. Continental and Classicizing Dramas about Herod and Mariam. …”


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Medieval English drama ; essays critical and contextual

Table of Contents: “…--Leigh, D. J. The Doomsday mystery play: an eschatological morality.--Schell, E. …”


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A Time of Revolution

Table of Contents: “…Series Introduction: In Search of Shakespeare (1:11) -- Episode 1 Introduction: A Time of Revolution (3:40) -- Once Upon a Time, in the Heart of Old England (1:49) -- Religious Conflict in Tudor England (1:45) -- A Country Boy, but Not a Peasant (2:14) -- Stories, Beliefs, Traditions (1:28) -- Members of Stratford Society (2:32) -- Erasing their Past (2:00) -- Education, Church, and State (2:26) -- School Days, School Plays (3:09) -- Mystery of John Shakespeare's Fortune (3:12) -- Woolly Business (2:06) -- Coventry Mystery Plays (2:22) -- The Power of Poetry (2:19) -- Golden Childhood Ends (2:37) -- Compromise No More (2:27) -- Secret Document in the Roof (2:59) -- Ann Hathaway (1:51) -- The Marriage License (2:08) -- First Sonnet (3:17) -- Afoul of the Law (1:16) -- Treasonous Plot (1:55) -- Cruel Injustice (2:37) -- Summing Up (1:23) -- Credits and Additonal Resources: A Time of Revolution (1:03)…”
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A Time of Revolution

Table of Contents: “…Series Introduction: In Search of Shakespeare (1:11) -- Episode 1 Introduction: A Time of Revolution (3:40) -- Once Upon a Time, in the Heart of Old England (1:49) -- Religious Conflict in Tudor England (1:45) -- A Country Boy, but Not a Peasant (2:14) -- Stories, Beliefs, Traditions (1:28) -- Members of Stratford Society (2:32) -- Erasing their Past (2:00) -- Education, Church, and State (2:26) -- School Days, School Plays (3:09) -- Mystery of John Shakespeare's Fortune (3:12) -- Woolly Business (2:06) -- Coventry Mystery Plays (2:22) -- The Power of Poetry (2:19) -- Golden Childhood Ends (2:37) -- Compromise No More (2:27) -- Secret Document in the Roof (2:59) -- Ann Hathaway (1:51) -- The Marriage License (2:08) -- First Sonnet (3:17) -- Afoul of the Law (1:16) -- Treasonous Plot (1:55) -- Cruel Injustice (2:37) -- Summing Up (1:23) -- Credits and Additonal Resources: A Time of Revolution (1:03)…”
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Book of the Hopi by Waters, Frank, 1902-1995

Table of Contents: “…Howell ; Introduction ; Part One: The myths: Creation of the Four Worlds -- Tokpela: The First World -- Tokpa: The Second World -- Kuskurza: The Third World -- Tuwaqachi: The Fourth World -- Commentary: The symbol of the emergence ; Part Two: The legends: Migrations of the clans -- The four migrations -- North to the back door -- The badger and the sacred spruce -- Migrations of the bird clans -- Wenima and the short rainbow -- The mysterious red city of the South -- The journey of the twins -- The snake and lizard clans -- The bow and arrowshaft clans -- The coyote-swallow race at Sikyatki -- The ancient record -- The founding of Oraibi -- Commentary: The Hopi clan -- Part Three: The mystery plays: The ceremonial cycle -- Elemental symbols -- Wuwuchim -- Soyal -- The kachina night dances -- Powamu -- The road of life -- Niman Kachina -- The flute ceremony -- The snake-antelope ceremony -- Lakon, Marawu, and Owaqlt -- The Ya Ya ceremony -- Part Four: The history: The lost white brother -- The coming of the Castillas -- The destruction of Awatovi -- Arrival of the Americans -- Westward march of empire -- The betrayal of Lololma -- A test of prophecy -- The split at Oraibi -- The imprisonment of Yukioma -- The Indian Reorganization Act -- The flag still flies -- Recommendations and prophecies -- Hopi alphabet -- Glossary.…”


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Biblical Drama under the Tudors. by Blackburn, Ruth Harriett

Table of Contents: “…Backgrounds; 1. The Mystery Plays; 2. Morality Plays and Allied Forms; 3. …”
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