Medieval French theatre

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Medieval French theatre refers to the dramatic traditions and performances in France from roughly the 10th to the 15th centuries, characterized by religious mystery plays, morality plays, and farces often staged in public squares and church settings.

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Medieval French theatre canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural phenomenon ⓘ
historical period in theatre ⓘ
theatrical tradition ⓘ
associatedWith Christmas liturgy ⓘ
Corpus Christi feast ⓘ
Easter liturgy ⓘ
characteristicFeature combination of sacred and comic elements ⓘ
community participation in performance ⓘ
didactic religious purpose ⓘ
episodic structure ⓘ
large-scale outdoor productions ⓘ
use of music and chant ⓘ
use of vernacular language ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endTime 15th century ⓘ
hasGenre farce ⓘ
liturgical drama ⓘ
miracle play ⓘ
morality play ⓘ
mystery play ⓘ
sottie ⓘ
historicalContext High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
influenced French comic theatre ⓘ
French religious drama ⓘ
Renaissance French theatre ⓘ
mainLanguage Middle French ⓘ
Old French ⓘ
notableAuthor Adam de la Halle ⓘ
Arnoul Gréban NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eustache Marcadé ⓘ
Jean Bodel ⓘ
Rutebeuf ⓘ
notableWork Jeu de Robin et Marion ⓘ
Jeu de Saint Nicolas ⓘ
Jeu de Saint Nicolas (Jean Bodel) ⓘ
Jeu de la Feuillée ⓘ
Jeu d’Adam ⓘ
La Farce de Maître Pathelin ⓘ
Miracle de Théophile ⓘ
organizationalForm confraternity production ⓘ
guild production ⓘ
municipal production ⓘ
performanceSpace cathedral ⓘ
church ⓘ
marketplace ⓘ
pageant wagon ⓘ
public square ⓘ
temporary outdoor stage ⓘ
religiousContext Christianity ⓘ
startTime 10th century ⓘ
typicalTheme Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to: The Last Judgment

anticlerical satire ⓘ
biblical stories ⓘ
lives of saints ⓘ
moral allegory ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
usesDevice allegory ⓘ
personification of virtues and vices ⓘ

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French theatre → hasPeriod → Medieval French theatre ⓘ