These volumes are one of the four extant Middle English cycles of mystery plays. A collection of unknown origin, N-Town contains forty-one plays, dramatizing divine history from Creation to Doomsday and illustrating ways of reading, supplementing and altering biblical accounts. The collection is rich in textual information testifying about the alteration and expansion of the text. The language of the plays advance knowledge of the history of English. The plays provide instructions in the fundamental elements of medieval ...
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These volumes are one of the four extant Middle English cycles of mystery plays. A collection of unknown origin, N-Town contains forty-one plays, dramatizing divine history from Creation to Doomsday and illustrating ways of reading, supplementing and altering biblical accounts. The collection is rich in textual information testifying about the alteration and expansion of the text. The language of the plays advance knowledge of the history of English. The plays provide instructions in the fundamental elements of medieval Christianity and explain much about forms of consolation and self-fortification that were available in the late Middle Ages.
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Add this copy of The N-Town Play: Cotton Ms Vespasian D.8 to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Oxford University Press.
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Very good. No jacket. Includes both volumes 1 & 2. Ex Libris. Volume 1: Cover boards are in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked. Volume 2: Cover boards are in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight. Stamps from library on the text block and inside, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of The N-Town Play: Cotton Ms Vespasian D. 8volume I: to cart. $46.14, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Early English Text Society.
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Add this copy of The N-Town Play: Cotton Ms Vespasian D. 8: Introduction to cart. $69.83, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Early English Text Society.
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Add this copy of The N-Town Play: Cotton Ms Vespasian D. 8volume I: to cart. $175.06, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Early English Text Society.
