Middle Cornish literature

Cornish manuscript

The ' are three medieval mystery plays dating to the late fourteenth century, written primarily in Middle Cornish, with stage directions in Latin. The three plays are (The Origin of the World, also known as , 2,846 lines), (The Passion of Christ, also known as , 3,242 lines) and ' (The Resurrection of Our Lord also known as , 2,646 lines). The metres of these plays are various arrangements of seven- and four-syllabled lines. means "prompt" or "service book".

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