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RECYCLING THE CYCLE
THE CITY OF CHESTER AND ITS WHITSUN PLAYS |
| By: |
David Mills |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0802040969 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780802040961 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 July, 1998 |
| Series: |
Studies in Early English Drama |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
David Mills has produced a detailed study of the city of Chester Whitsun Plays in their local, physical, social, political, cultural, and religious context. |
| Synopsis: |
A consciousness of the past has been an essential determinant of community in the city of Chester, England. This awareness and fascination has been bolstered by a strong civic tradition of drama. In particular, the city's Whitsun Plays have been a vehicle for communicating the myth of the city's medieval heritage, helping to reinforce the sense of history that is part of Chester's identity. Building up the material in REED: Chester, David Mills has produced a detailed study of Chester's Whitsun Plays in their local, physical, social, political, cultural, and religious context. A continuum has survived between the Middle Ages and the present day, providing not only an understanding of the plays themselves, but a narrative of the ways in which manuscripts survive and the functions that they serve. The continued performance of these plays is significant of modern play revivals as a political and sociological phenomenon, demonstrating the power that these rituals and plays still hold. |
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Canada |
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University of Toronto Press |
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