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Liturgical drama
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One of few dramatic forms in late Middle Ages. Enacted as part of the liturgy of Catholic Mass.
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Cycle plays
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One of few dramatic forms in late Middle Ages. Illustrated scriptural history and performed by craft guilds on the feast of Corpus Christi.
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Morality Drama
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One of few dramatic forms in late Middle Ages. Enacted symbolic structure of Christian life.
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Allegory
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Genre of representation predicated on reference to something else. Divine Comedy, Everyman.
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Pageant wagons
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Cycle drama. Medieval plays acted on or near these. Audience remained stationary at various locations while wagons and plays proceeded past them.
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Tableaux vivants
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Cycle drama. Posed scenes. Wagons drawn in a processions of posed scenes through the town and then arranged in an open area for the performance, allowing the audience to move from pay to play.
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Corpus Christi
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Created in 1264, Sacrament of the Eucharist established. Celebrates the sacrament as an instrument of salvation. Implemented, first Thursday after Trinity Sunday, roughly 60 days after easter. York cycle performed on this day.
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Guilds
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Organized craft and economic life, therefore also organized social life. Performed York cycle plays. Maintained texts.
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The Twelve
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Heads of craft guilds. Selected mayor, organized activities in Lent.
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Pageant master
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Wagon, props, costumes, actors, refreshments.
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York Register
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265 parchment leaves; assemble 1463-77; texts of mostly legislative purpose cataloguing York cycle plays. Ensured that each guild was presenting their play with some degree of conformity. Guilds could be fined for erring.
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Pageant Green
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York Cycle procession starts here in the morning.
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Act of Supremacy
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1534. King Henry VIII establishes himself as the head of the English church. Puts a ban on Cycle drama altogether (Catholic advertising). Taken away by Queen Mary (Bloody Mary) and re-established in Queen Elizabeth's rule in 1558.
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York Bishop Grindal
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1572 assumed control of York playbooks (register).
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Mary plays in York Cycle
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1549, removed from cycles. Response to importance of cult of the Virgin.
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