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Winchester Dialogues
Winchester Dialogues refers to two works of Early English Drama found in Winchester College MS 33, first published by Norman Davis in 1979. ''Occupation and Idleness'' is a mid-fifteenth century interlude or play, although it is referred to as a "dialogue". ''Lucidus and Dubius'' is better described as a semi-dramatic dialogue rather than a play.Annals of English drama, 975-1700 : an analytical record of all plays, extant or lost, chronologically arranged and indexed by authors, titles, dramatic companies, etc. by Alfred Harbage ; revised by S. Schoenbaum. London : Routledge, 1989. ''Lucidus and Dubius'' The following two stanzas (Lines 440 - 449) serve to provide a general description of ''Lucidus and Dubius.'' * LUCIDUS: A, douteful Dubius, doubtful Dubius! * The cause there-of is this. * The first maide that ever was * was Eve, Adamys wyf. * Sche wrou3t the first trespas * and made al oure wo and stryf; * and as thurgh a mayde deth come in * and al men were lore, * Crist so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Drama
Drama was introduced to Britain from Europe by the Romans, and auditoriums were constructed across the country for this purpose. Medieval period By the medieval period, the mummers' plays had developed, a form of early street theatre associated with the Morris dance, concentrating on themes such as Saint George and the Dragon and Robin Hood. These were folk tales re-telling old stories, and the actors travelled from town to town performing these for their audiences in return for money and hospitality. English mystery plays Mystery plays and miracle plays (sometimes distinguished as two different forms, although the terms are often used interchangeably) are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe. Medieval mystery plays focused on the representation of Bible stories in churches as tableaux with accompanying antiphonal song. They developed from the 10th to the 16th century, reaching the height of their popularity in the 15th century before bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester College
Winchester College is an English Public school (United Kingdom), public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day school, day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 as a feeder school for New College, Oxford, and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of the nine schools considered by the Clarendon Commission. The school has begun a transition to become co-educational, and has accepted male and female day pupils from September 2022, having previously been a Single-sex education, boys' boarding school for over 600 years. The school was founded to provide an education for 70 scholars. Gradually numbers rose, a choir of 16 "quiristers" being added alongside paying pupils known as "commoners". Numbers expanded greatly in the 1860s with the addition of ten boarding houses. The scholars continue to live in the school's medieval buildings, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
