"The Jesuit review of faith and culture," Nov. 13, 2017-

In this interdisciplinary study of drama, arts, and spirituality, Gail Gibson provides a provocative reappraisal of fifteenth-century English theater through a detailed portrait of the flourishing cultures of Suffolk and Norfolk. By emphasizing the importance of the Incarnation of Christ as a model and justification for late medieval drama and art, Gibson challenges currently held views of the secularization of late medieval culture.

Excerpt from The Poets' Chantry Almost the first Of Father Southwell's cares was to win back the wavering faith of his father and his brother. The former, who had married a Pro testant lady Of the Court, was restored to his birthright by a most eloquent and inimitable epistle from his son. Howsoever, it concludes, after playing upon almost every key Of emotion, the soft gales Of your morning pleasures lulled you into slumbers, however the violent heat Of noon might awake affections, yet now in the Cool and calm Of the evening retire to a Christian rest, and Close up the day Of your life with a clear sunset. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.