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Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory

Selected Works

Medieval Drama

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The Visual Arts And Drama, With Special Emphasis On The Lazarus Plays Of The Middle Ages, Clifford Davidson Dec 1980

The Visual Arts And Drama, With Special Emphasis On The Lazarus Plays Of The Middle Ages, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

No abstract available.

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Northern Spirituality And The Late Medieval Drama Of York, Clifford Davidson Dec 1975

Northern Spirituality And The Late Medieval Drama Of York, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Rpt. in revised form in On Tradition.

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Civic Concern And Iconography In The York Passion, Clifford Davidson Dec 1973

Civic Concern And Iconography In The York Passion, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Revision rpt. in From Creation to Doom.

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The Digby Mary Magdalene And The Magdalene Cult Of The Middle Ages, Clifford Davidson Dec 1971

The Digby Mary Magdalene And The Magdalene Cult Of The Middle Ages, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

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The Unity Of The Wakefield Mactacio Abel, Clifford Davidson Dec 1966

The Unity Of The Wakefield Mactacio Abel, Clifford Davidson

Clifford Davidson

Despite the renewal of interest in the Catholic vernacular drama of medieval England, critics generally have failed to understand the framework upon which the unity of the Wakefield Mactacio Abel (The Killing of Abel) rests. If, as I believe, the central issue in the play is the response of mankind to God's grace against the background of the whole of history, then those who would admire the play solely for its realism or for its farce are not properly responding to the drama. There are many who perhaps do find the theology implicit in medieval drama to be rather …

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