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Magnyfycence: A Moral Play

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Magnyfycence: A Moral Play - Skelton, John, and Ramsay, Robert Lee (Editor)
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First published in 1906, this edition of Magnyfycence aimed to highlight the true significance of the play within both the canon of John Skelton's work and English drama. Robert Lee Ramsay situates Magnyfycence as a morality play which functioned as a bridge between medieval miracle plays and the modern comedy. He demonstrates the text's significance as the first example of a play by an English man of letters and our first example of a secular and literary rather than theological morality play. This edition features an ...

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Magnyfycence: A Moral Play 2020, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138310711

Paperback

Magnyfycence: A Moral Play 2018, Routledge, London

ISBN-13: 9781138310704

Hardcover