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Medieval English Literature: of The Ancient Mariner, Wilde's Ballad of Reading Gaol)
Medieval English Literature: of The Ancient Mariner, Wilde's Ballad of Reading Gaol)
Medieval Drama
- main types:
1. mystery = a biblical play tracing the history of the Fall and Redemption of
Man, e.g. The Second Shepherds’ Play
2. morality = allegorical psychodrama, e.g. Everyman
3. interlude = cheerful, largely secular plays
- other types:, Robin Hood games, miracle plays, saints’ plays, comedies, fabliaux/
farces, political allegories, romances, debates etc.