Paper IX. Osterspiele Week 4. Henrike Lähnemann. Hilary Term 2015

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1 Paper IX Osterspiele Week 4 Henrike Lähnemann Hilary Term 2015

2 Structure Mary Magdalene with the ointment (figure from a resurrection scene, Tirol 1515) Introduc?on Week 1: From Osterfeier to Osterspiel The Innsbrucker Osterspiel Week 2: SeCng the Scene Week 3: Guarding the Tomb Hell s Teeth Week 4: Sex and Drugs Week 5: Visi?ng the Tomb The Osterspiel von Muri Perspec?ves Week 6: Making Hell - Fragment I- III Week 7: Breaking Hell - Fragment IV- VIII Week 8: Later Texts and Contemporary Staging 2

3 ReCap: The Story So Far 1 Prologue Front Stage I: Wächterspiel 41 Hiring the Guard Temple (46), Front Stage (133) 202 Resurrec?on Tomb 214 The Guards Reac?on From Temple to Tomb II: Höllenspiel 251 Harrowing of Hell Limbo III: Krämerspiel 507 Lament of the Three Marys Front Stage 540 Merchant s Play 1 Merchant s House 838 Lament of the Three Marys Merchant s Play Buying the Ointment 1001 Merchant s Play 3 Front Stage IV: Visita?o Sepulchri 1075 Visita?o Sepulchri Tomb 1139 Hortulanus Scene Garden / Front Stage 1208 Announcing the News 1 Apostle s House 1216 Doub?ng Thomas 1257 Announcing the News The Apostles Race Tomb 1291 Epilogue Front Stage 3

4 1 Prologue: Preparing the Audience Address to the audience Call for silence Sneak preview Call for silence Introduc?on to the first scene Call for silence Announcer for the York Mystery Cycle 4

5 I: Wächterspiel 41 Hiring the Guard Temple (46), Front Stage (133) 202 Resurrection Tomb 214 The Guards Reaction From Temple to Tomb 5

6 I: Wächterspiel 41 Hiring the Guard 202 Resurrection Tomb 214 The Guards Reaction Gradual with the Introit for Easter Sunday (Augsburg, late 15th century) 6

7 I: Wächterspiel 41 Hiring the Guard Temple (46), Front Stage (133) 202 Resurrection Tomb 214 The Guards Reaction From Temple to Tomb 243 7

8 II: Höllenspiel Illuminated initial for the Cum rex gloriae with Harrowing of Hell (Medingen c. 1479) 8

9 II: Höllenspiel Marginal Illustration in the Psalter of the Medingen Nun Margarete Hopes (c. 1500) The Devil s Scroll: Quis est iste rex? Adam s scroll: Advenisti desiderabilis Ps 23: Processional Psalm, also used for Consecration of the Church 7 Attollite portas, principes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales, et introibit rex gloriae. 8 Quis est iste rex gloriae? Dominus fortis et potens, Dominus potens in praelio. 9 Attollite portas, principes, vestras, et elevamini, portae aeternales, et introibit rex gloriae. 10 Quis est iste rex gloriae? Dominus virtutum ipse est rex gloriae. 9

10 II: Höllenspiel: Interlude 346: Lucifer s Lament 362: Hell s Council à Commissioning of new Souls à Ständesatire analogue to Danse Macabre Illustration for Hoffart / Superbia (Cpg 471, An adaptation of the didactic poem Der Renner ) 10

11 II: Höllenspiel: Interlude Ständesatire analogue to Danse Macabre 388 Lucifer s Survey *** Angels Silence while Satan gets souls*** 461 Confessions of the animae, pleading Lübecker Totentanz (Reconstruction) Canon Nobelman - Doctor 11

12 Demonstrating Damnation and Audience Reaction Report on the Performance of the Eisenacher Zehnjungfrauenspiel (1321) Unde also die funff torichten jungfrauen vortumet worden, da tathen sie czu male clegelichen unde unße libe fraue unde die heiligen bathen alle vor sie, unde das half allis nicht. And when the five foolish virgins were condemned, they started lamenting; Our Lady and the saints pleaded for them but to no avail. At this play, Count Frederick the Fearsome was present, and he grew anry and said: What about Christian faith? if it is futile if Our Lady pleads for us sinners And then he had a seizure. Czu deme spele quam auch landtgrave Friddrich der Freidige... unde wart czu male czornig unde sprach: Was ist der Cristen glaube?... hilm nicht, das vor uns sundere unße libe fraue betet... Unde do slug on der slag. Neumann, Nr. 1482, p. 306f. The devil (as Prince of the World ) and the Foolish Virgins in Strasbourg 12

13 Preparation for Week 4 Read the third part of the Innsbrucker Osterspiel : Merchant s Play (Line ) Look par?cularly at how the merchant / Rubin scenes are linked with the scenes involving the three Marys How is comic produced and who is made fun of? 13

14 III: Krämerspiel 507 Lament of the Three Marys Front Stage 540 Merchant s Play 1 Merchant s House 838 Lament of the Three Marys Merchant s Play Buying the Ointment 1001 Merchant s Play 3 Front Stage Jan van Eyck (?) The Three Marys at the Tomb c

15 III: Krämerspiel 507 Lament of the Three Marys 540 Merchant s Play Lament of the Three Marys Merchant s Play Buying the Ointment 1001 Merchant s Play 3 Medieval Merchant s House in Southampton c

16 Preparation for Week 5 Read the last part of the Innsbrucker Osterspiel, the Visita?o Sepulchri (Line 1075 to end) Look par?cularly at how the liturgical / La?n / sung parts are integrated in the drama and how this part relates to the previous parts Be in the next lecture (Week 5) on Monday, 12noon, Taylorian, Room 16! 16