The York Corpus Christi Plays

by: Clifford Davidson (Editor)

Publisher Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Publisher Name: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication Date: 2011

Text(s)

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The York Corpus Christi Plays
  1. The Creation of the Angels and the Fall of Lucifer
  2. The Creation through the Fifth Day
  3. The Creation of Adam and Eve
  4. The Prohibition of the Tree of Knowledge
  5. The Fall
  6. The Expulsion from the Garden
  7. Sacrificium Cayme et Abell
  8. The Building of Noah’s Ark
  9. The Flood
  10. Abraham and Isaac
  11. Pharaoh and Moses
  12. The Annunciation to Mary and the Visitation
  13. Joseph’s Troubles about Mary
  14. The Nativity
  15. The Offering of the Shepherds
  16. Herod Questioning the Three Kings and the Offering of the Magi
  17. The Purification of the Virgin
  18. The Flight to Egypt
  19. The Massacre of the Innocents
  20. Christ and the Doctors
  21. The Baptism of Christ
  22. The Temptation in the Wilderness
  22a. The Marriage in Cana
  23. The Transfiguration
  23a. The Feast in Simon’s House
  24. The Woman Taken in Adultery and the Raising of Lazarus
  25. The Entry into Jerusalem
  26. The Conspiracy
  27. The Last Supper
  28. The Agony and Betrayal
  29. The Trial before Cayphas and Anna
  30. The First Trial before Pilate
  31. The Trial before Herod
  32. The Remorse of Judas
  33. The Second Trial before Pilate
  34. The Road to Calvary
  35. Crucifixio Christi
  36. Mortificacio Christi
  37. The Harrowing of Hell
  38. The Resurrection
  39. The Appearance of Christ to Mary Magdalen
  40. The Travelers to Emmaus
  41. Doubting Thomas
  42. The Ascension
  43. Pentecost
  44. The Death of Mary
  44a. The Funeral of the Virgin ("Fergus")
  45. The Assumption of the Virgin (Thomas Apostolus)
  46. The Coronation of the Virgin
  47. Doomsday
   
• Explanatory Notes
• Textual Notes
• Appendix: Notes on the Dialect of the York Corpus Christi Plays by Paul A. Johnston, Jr.
• Bibliography
• Glossary

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