| Four Middle English Mystery Cycles: Textual, Contextual, and Critical Interpretations Subjects: Mysteries and miracle-plays English -- History and criticism; English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism; Bible in literature; Martin Stevens examines the four extant complete cycles of Middle English mystery plays in light of the most recent research on the manuscripts, sources, and records relating to the medieval drama. The first comprehensive treatment of all four of the cycles, the book emphasizes the study of the surviving manuscripts as texts distinct from their performance history. |