Sacred Players: The Politics of Response in the Middle English Religious Drama

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SacredPlayers v SacredPlayers The Politics of Response in the Middle English Religious Drama Heather Hill-Vásquez The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. v Copyright © 2007 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hill-Vásquez, Heather. Sacred players : the politics of response in the Middle English religious drama / Heather Hill-Vásquez. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8132-1497-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8132-1497-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Mysteries and miracle-plays, English—History and criticism. 2. English drama—to 1500—History and criticism. 3. Christianity and literature—England— History—to 1500. 4. Christian drama, English (Middle)—History and criticism. 5. Theater—England—History—Medieval, 500–1500. 6. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. 7. Cycles (Literature) I. Title. PR643.M5H55 2007 822'.05160901—dc22 2006030541 ...