Table of Contents:
  • Darwin, mutations, and the origin of medieval drama
  • The mass as sacred drama
  • The Lenten agon: from Septuagesima to Good Friday
  • Christus Victor: from Holy Saturday to Low Sunday
  • The early history of the Quem Quaeritis
  • From Quem Quaeritis to resurrection play
  • The vernacular tradition: form, episode, dialogue
  • Epilogue: A note on the continuity of ritual form in European drama
  • Appendix I: Translations
  • Appendix II: Chronological index of early liturgical plays.