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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I obviously missed the Chester Mystery Plays! They seem to appear in two plays "The Harrowing of Hell" (walk-on parts) and "Anti-Christ" (rather more dramatic!) John Briggs Paul Chandler wrote: > Laura Jacobus wrote: > > > > The Black Country Enoch and Eli jokes are fascinating! I wonder if they feature in any surviving mystery play texts? (Sorry to wander off topic) > > > > > > See R.K. Emmerson, "'Nowe ys common this daye': Enoch and Elias, Antichrist and the Structure of the Chester Cycle", in Homo, memento finis: The Iconography of Just Judgement in Medieval Art and Drama, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1985, 89-120. -- Paul > > > > > > > BRIGGS JOHN wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Enoch and Eli [Aynuk and Ayli] are two characters in standard present-day Black Country jokes - the pairing probably deriving from that in medieval pictorial representations or in processions. > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion