Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater

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Liturgical Drama and the Reimagining of Medieval Theater is written by Michael Norton and published by Medieval Institute Publications. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1580442633 (ISBN 10) and 9781580442633 (ISBN 13).

The expression "liturgical drama" was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category only later in the nineteenth century. Prior to this invention, the medieval rites and representations that would forge the category were understood as distinct and unrelated classes: as liturgical rites no longer celebrated or as theatrical works of dubious quality. This ground-breaking work examines "liturgical drama" according to the contexts of their presentations within the manuscripts and books that preserve them.