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Four Middle English Mystery Cycles

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
ILLUSTRATIONS viii
PREFACE ix
TEXTUAL NOTE xv
INTRODUCTION 1
ONE. The York Cycle: City as Stage 17
TWO. The Wakefield Cycle: The Playwright as Poet 88
THREE. The N-Town Cycle: Dramatic Structure, Typology, and the Multiple Plot 181
FOUR. The Chester Cycle: The Sense of an Ending 258
Conclusion 323
BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
INDEX 351

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
ILLUSTRATIONS viii
PREFACE ix
TEXTUAL NOTE xv
INTRODUCTION 1
ONE. The York Cycle: City as Stage 17
TWO. The Wakefield Cycle: The Playwright as Poet 88
THREE. The N-Town Cycle: Dramatic Structure, Typology, and the Multiple Plot 181
FOUR. The Chester Cycle: The Sense of an Ending 258
Conclusion 323
BIBLIOGRAPHY 329
INDEX 351

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