Originally published in 1965.
Hardison\'s approach is based on the History of the Christian liturgy, on critical theories concerni.
These dramas, of interest in themselves, are also important for the light they shed on three historical and critical problems: the relation of Drama to ritual, the nature of dramatic form, and the development of representational techniques.
The European dramatic tradition rests on a group of religious dramas that appeared between the tenth and twelfth centuries.
Originally published in 1965