The expression "liturgical drama" was formulated in 1834 as a metaphor and hardened into formal category only later in the nineteenth century. Prior to this inv

Vince has provided a useful and, for the most part, usable reference work. His introduction should be required reading for anyone approaching medieval theater.

The present volume offers a collection of studies intended to give an overall picture of the International Colloquium on Medieval Theatre organized by the Insti

It has been widely accepted that the 10th-century liturgical plays developed naturally as a religious entity from the Mass. This approach is critiqued in The Or