Ordinalia
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Ordinalia is a cycle of late 14th-century Cornish mystery plays that dramatize biblical stories and are among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cycle of mystery plays
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medieval Cornish literary work ⓘ religious drama ⓘ |
| approximateLength | over 9000 lines of verse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic languages
NERFINISHED
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medieval Cornish theatre ⓘ |
| containsStageDirections | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | key source for the Cornish language ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | late 14th century ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose | to teach biblical history to lay audiences ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
cycle play
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liturgical drama ⓘ |
| dramatises |
Creation
NERFINISHED
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Passion of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Resurrection of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical stories ⓘ life of Christ ⓘ |
| genre | mystery play ⓘ |
| hasLatinRubrics | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Origo Mundi
NERFINISHED
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Passio Christi NERFINISHED ⓘ Resurrexio Domini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Cornish revival drama ⓘ |
| language | Cornish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic religious drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Cornish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bible
NERFINISHED
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New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptStatus | survives in manuscript form ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| originalAudience | medieval Cornish-speaking community ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
outdoor staging
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religious festival ⓘ |
| placeOfPerformance | Cornish playing places (plen-an-gwary) ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationContext | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptType | verse drama ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Vulgate Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | biblical times ⓘ |
| significance | among the most important surviving works of medieval Cornish literature ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Middle Cornish ⓘ |
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