The Worlde and the Chylde

Edited by Clifford Davidson Edited by Peter Happé

Book cover: The Worlde and the Chylde

Extent: 140 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Literary Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph

Language: English

Paperback (Out of print)

(December 1999)

ISBN: 9781580440523

Price: $24.95

Out of stock

Hardback (Published)

(November 1999)

ISBN: 9781580440516

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $24.95

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The Worlde and the Chylde, issued by the press of Wynkyn de Worde in 1521, is one of the very earliest plays published in England. It also has very considerable interest for its adaptation of the Ages of Man iconography, which is extensively treated in the introduction, notes, and illustrations.

Illustrations Ackowledgements Map of London Introduction A Propre Newe Interlude of The Worlde and the Chylde Textual Notes Critical Notes Appendix I: Verse Structures Appendix II: A Doubling Scheme Appendix III: The Dialect of The Worlde and the Chylde by Paul A. Johnston Jr. Glossary, Illustrations
Ackowledgements
Map of London
Introduction
A Propre Newe Interlude of The Worlde and the Chylde
Textual Notes
Critical Notes
Appendix I: Verse Structures
Appendix II: A Doubling Scheme
Appendix III: The Dialect of The Worlde and the Chylde by Paul A. Johnston Jr.
Glossary

  • Edited by Clifford Davidson
  • Edited by Peter Happé