Project Gutenberg 2006-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 338 Wynne, Arnold 1880 The Growth of English Drama Early church drama on the continent -- English miracle plays -- Moralities and interludes -- Rise of comedy and tragedy -- Comedy: Lyly, Greene, Peele, Nash -- Tragedy: Lodge, Kyd, Marlowe, Arden of Feversham -- The Elizabethan stage -- Index. E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Taavi Kalju, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Growth of English Drama" by Arnold Wynne is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the development of English drama from its early church roots through to the rise of various dramatic forms, including moralities and interludes. It aims to provide a comprehensive look at early English plays, detailing their plots, characters, and the evolution of theatrical practices. The opening of the book introduces the significance of early church drama and its transition into a more vibrant form of performance. Wynne discusses how early ecclesiastics began incorporating dramatizations into religious practices, such as the "Quem quaeritis?", which laid the groundwork for later forms of drama. He also traces the clumsy efforts to revive classical methods within the sacred realm, leading to a more dynamic storytelling format that thrived amidst ecclesiastical traditions. This sets the stage for the following chapters, which promise to delve deeper into specific genres and influential figures in the growth of English drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism English drama -- To 1500 -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: History - British 664856 2025-06-08T06:41:30.830102 text/html 656709 2006-07-10T13:46:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 224575 2006-07-10T13:46:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314258 2025-06-08T06:41:48.841984 application/epub+zip 323233 2025-06-08T06:41:36.486045 application/epub+zip 306457 2025-06-08T06:41:33.818051 application/epub+zip 591300 2025-06-08T06:41:55.640949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650264 2025-06-08T06:41:46.076009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607443 2022-09-09T05:55:51.408103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518367 2025-06-08T06:41:28.691082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 518132 2006-07-10T13:42:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206537 2006-07-10T13:42:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 518139 2006-07-10T13:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206495 2006-07-10T13:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20312 2025-06-08T06:41:55.808938 application/rdf+xml 13242 2025-06-08T06:41:34.510028 image/jpeg 3740 2025-06-08T06:41:34.159040 image/jpeg 295979 2025-06-08T06:41:30.883101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog