The Unity of the Wakefield ‘Mactacio Abel’

Despite the renewal of interest in the Catholic vernacular drama of medieval England, critics generally have failed to understand the framework upon which the unity of the Wakefield Mactacio Abel (The Killing of Abel) rests. If, as I believe, the central issue in the play is the response of mankind...

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Main Author: Davidson, Clifford (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1967
In: Traditio
Year: 1967, Volume: 23, Pages: 495-500
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