This week, Danièle gets dramatic with a look at medieval drama, how it changed and evolved, and how it influenced later forms of theatre.
Videos of medieval drama:
An introduction to the York Cycle plays
Towneley Second Shepherds Play (in Middle English)
The Harrowing of Hell – York Mystery Play from 2018
See more on Medievalists.net
Medieval Special Effects
The Origin of the European Mediaeval Drama
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Top Image:16th century image of a theatre – from Cambrai Bibliothèque municipale, Ms 126, folio 53r.
This week, Danièle gets dramatic with a look at medieval drama, how it changed and evolved, and how it influenced later forms of theatre.
Videos of medieval drama:
An introduction to the York Cycle plays
Towneley Second Shepherds Play (in Middle English)
The Harrowing of Hell – York Mystery Play from 2018
See more on Medievalists.net
Medieval Special Effects
The Origin of the European Mediaeval Drama
You can subscribe to The Medieval Podcast via iTunes or our RSS feed – click here to listen to more episodes
The sponsors for this week’s podcast are:
Podcorn– learn how podcasters and advertiser can connect – visit them at https://podcorn.com/
Stitcher – you sign up for a one-month free trial of Stitcher Premium by going to https://www.stitcher.com/premium and using the promo code MEDIEVAL
Top Image:16th century image of a theatre – from Cambrai Bibliothèque municipale, Ms 126, folio 53r.
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