The Middle English Mystery Play A Study in Dramatic Speech and Form 1st Edition by Hans Jurgen Diller, Frances Wessels ISBN 0521320623 9780521320627

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ISBN 10: 0521320623
ISBN 13: 9780521320627
Author: Hans Jurgen Diller, Frances Wessels

The mystery plays of medieval England have traditionally been analysed in ways which centre on the texts and their religious significance. Hans-Jurgen Diller’s major study, first published in German, seeks to recover their dramatic potential by focusing on the function of language in conventional modes of speech, prayer, address and dialogue. He looks at speech and dramatic form in the plays to reveal new insights concerning spatial and temporal orientation, the expression of emotions, and the relationships between characters on stage, between actor and audience, and between the dramatic world and the ordinary world outside it. His analysis offers new ways of understanding the relationship of vernacular drama to its liturgical antecedents, and new means of distinguishing stylistically between the cycles and between the groups of plays they comprise.

The Middle English Mystery Play A Study in Dramatic Speech and Form 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Origins and Evolution of Mystery Plays

• The Early Beginnings of Mystery Plays in Religious Liturgies
• Transition from Latin to Vernacular in Religious Drama
• The Role of Guilds and Towns in Producing Mystery Plays
• The Cycle Plays: York, Chester, Wakefield, and Other Local Variants

Chapter 2: Dramatic Speech in the Mystery Play

• The Role of Language in Medieval Drama
• Speech and Dialogue: The Interaction Between Characters
• Religious and Secular Language: The Blending of Different Speech Registers
• The Use of Verse and Prose in Mystery Plays

Chapter 3: The Structure of Mystery Plays

• Understanding the Cycle Structure: Series of Plays and Episodes
• The Relationship Between Text and Performance: How Form Enhances Meaning
• The Integration of Plot, Characters, and Themes in the Narrative Structure
• Scene Composition: Division of Plays into Episodes or Stations

Chapter 4: Characterization and Speech Acts

• Character Types in the Mystery Plays: Biblical Figures, Saints, and Allegorical Roles
• The Use of Speech to Express Moral and Theological Themes
• The Functions of Dialogue in Character Development
• Speech and Action: The Relationship Between Words and Deeds

Chapter 5: Theatrical and Performative Aspects of the Mystery Play

• The Role of the Audience in Reception of Mystery Plays
• Staging, Props, and Costumes: How Physical Elements Complement Dramatic Speech
• The Role of Music, Song, and Dance in Performance
• The Interaction Between Script and Performance in Medieval Theatre

Chapter 6: Themes and Dramatic Techniques

• Biblical Stories and Allegorical Interpretations in the Mystery Plays
• The Presentation of Salvation History: From Creation to Judgment
• The Use of Humor, Satire, and Parody in Religious Drama
• Moral and Didactic Functions of the Mystery Plays

Chapter 7: Language, Form, and the Medieval Audience

• The Role of the Vernacular in Shaping Audience Experience
• Language and Social Class: How Speech Reflects Social Hierarchies
• The Engagement of the Audience: Addressing Both Learned and Popular Viewers
• The Interaction of Sacred and Secular in the Language of the Mystery Plays

Chapter 8: Legacy and Influence of the Mystery Plays

• The Decline of Mystery Plays in the Early Modern Period
• The Enduring Impact on Later Drama and Theatre
• The Revival of Interest in Medieval Drama in Modern Scholarship and Performance

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