CONTENTS

[Introduction] vii

[Everyman] 1

[The Deluge] 27

[Abraham, Melchisedec, and Isaac] 39

[The Wakefield Second Shepherds' Play] 55

[The Coventry Nativity Play] 79

[The Wakefield Miracle-Play of the Crucifixion] 105

[The Cornish Mystery-Play of the Three Maries] 127

[The Mystery of Mary Magdalene and the Apostles] 137

[The Wakefield Pageant of the Harrowing of Hell] 147

[God's Promises] 163

[Appendices] 193