1st Edition

Magnyfycence A Moral Play

By John Skelton, Robert Lee Ramsay Copyright 1906
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Part 1. 1. Editions. 2. Date. 3. Plot. 4. Dramatis Personæ. 5. Staging. 6. Versification. 7. Sources. 8. Characterization. 9. Satire. Part 2. 1. External Changes. 2. Versification. 3. Plot. 4. Cast. 5. Characterization. Part 3. Magnyfycence.

Biography

John Skelton, Robert Lee Ramsay