The Towneley plays are a collection of biblical plays in the Huntington Library's MS HM 1, a manuscript once owned by the Towneley family of Towneley Hall, Lancashire. Once thought to constitute a cycle of plays from the town of Wakefield in Yorkshire's West Riding, the collection includes some of the best-known examples of medieval English drama, including the much-anthologized Second Shepherds Play.
| ISBN: | 9781580443043 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2018 |
| Author: | Garrett P J Epp |
| Publisher: | Medieval Institute Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 608 pages |
| Series: | TEAMS Middle English Texts Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval European history: medieval period, middle ages Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |