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This inquiry considers sixteen of the music-dramas that remain from the repertory of the medieval church. In order to determine how these plays might have been produced, Collins has spent many years searching the entire realm of medieval visual art. Here he presents the results of his research and explains the production of medieval drama as it is enlightened by contemporary visual arts. Many illustrations of the art works on which Collins has based his conclusions are included. His comprehensive interpretations allow modern productions of the plays to fulfill as closely as possible the original intentions of their authors. Accurate visualization and understanding of the art form of medieval music- drama is now possible for the first time in the modern world. The author’s excellent practical suggestions for producing the plays fill a long-felt need for a supplement to scholarly texts of medieval drama. The book greatly enhances our understanding of liturgical drama viewed as theater. The plays discussed were written between noo and 1275 in Western Europe, from Rouen, France, to Cividale in northeastern Italy. Their composition and production were usually inspired by festive ecclesi

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Author

Fletcher Collins Jr.

Publisher

The University Press of Virginia

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813903736

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Music, History, Literary Criticism

Updated

2026-03-25