
The Castle of Perseverance
David N. Klausner(Editor)
Medieval Institute Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-1-58044-149-0 (ISBN)
Description
This edition is based upon a new transcription of The Castle of Perseverance, now published with a gloss, notes, glossary, and an introduction, to enable classroom study of this classic morality play. The Castle of Perseverance, like the other surviving morality plays, deals allegorically with the life of man, his struggle against temptation and sin, and his hope of final redemption. The play begins before Mankind's birth and concludes with his salvation after death, presented as a close call, and features both the traditional enemies of Mankind, the World, the Flesh and the Devil, as well as his two advisors, the Good Angel and the Bad Angel. Students of Middle English at all levels will find this edition useful in their studies of medieval morality plays.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58044-149-0 (9781580441490)
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David N. Klausner
The Castle of Perseverance
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Medieval Institute Publications
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David N. Klausner is Professor Emeritus, Department of English and Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on drama and music, and the related texts thereof, of the late Middle Ages.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction The Castle of Perseverance Explanatory Notes Textual Notes Bibliography Glossary