Drama anglais médiéval et Tudor

📋 Plan du Cours

1. units
2. Le drama anglais médiéval
3. Les mystery plays
4. Les morality plays et l’allégorie
5. Les grandes morality plays
6. Les interludes et la transition dramatique
7. John Heywood et la comédie séculière
8. La naissance du théâtre professionnel

📖 1. units

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Drama : Drama is a composition in prose or verse adapted to be acted upon a stage, and the word comes from the Greek dran, meaning “to do” or “to act.”

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📌 Drama refers to the written play, including its text, characters, dialogue, plot, and stage directions, whereas theatre refers to the performance of that work before an audience.

Compléments

• The term drama was used in this sense in English from the 16th century.

📖 2. Le drama anglais médiéval

📝 Points essentiels

• Medieval drama could be performed in:
  • inside churches
  • outside churches
  • streets
  • marketplaces
  • towns and cities
  • the countryside

📌 Medieval drama gradually changed from being closely connected to religious ceremonies into a form of public entertainment.

• The three major genres were:
  • mystery plays
  • morality plays
  • interludes