{"product_id":"everyman-and-medieval-miracle-plays-paperback","title":"Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. C. Cawley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod's creations of man in a lyrical dramatization; Noah's cantankerous and hilariously funny wife refusing to leave without her friends; the Massacre of the Innocents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiracle Plays were a popular form of entertainment throughout the Middle Ages, and part of the poetic and dramatic tradition on which Shakespeare drew. \u003ci\u003eEveryman\u003c\/i\u003e discovers what you can't take with you when you go. He beseeches in turn friends, family (one pleads 'cramp in my toe'), possessions ('I follow no man in such voyages'), and finally falls back on moral and religious values. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the most comprehensive paperback edition available and includes an introduction and extensive notes.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.C. Cawley\u003c\/b\u003e (1913-1993) was a professor of English and Medieval English Literature. He graduated from University College London in 1934 before attending Harvard on a Commonwealth Fellowship in 1938. He taught at institutions around the world, from Egypt and Iceland to Australia and the UK. He is a well-known Medievalist, having commentated and edited numerous works, including this one, \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wakefield Mystery Plays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766844424480,"sku":"9780804855402","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/760264d398922a5ccd0c0afb8ef9d72d.webp?v=1780299896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/everyman-and-medieval-miracle-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}