Four Sacred Plays
This book contains four short plays by Sayers on a religious theme. The Zeal of Thy House was written for Canterbury Cathedral and dramatises an episode in its construction. The Devil to Pay is a reworking of the Faust legend. He That should Come is a nativity play, originally written for radio,...
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This book contains four short plays by Sayers on a religious theme. The Zeal of Thy House was written for Canterbury Cathedral and dramatises an episode in its construction. The Devil to Pay is a reworking of the Faust legend. He That should Come is a nativity play, originally written for radio, in natural language. The Just Vengeance is about the spirit of a fallen airman, returning to Lichfield Cathedral, for which it was written. This new version from Oxford City Press is based on a high quality scan, carefully hand-checked to remove any scribbles, creases and age spots.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781849024563 (1849024561)
Publish date: May 2nd 2011
Publisher: Oxford City Press
Pages no: 354
Edition language: English
[These notes were made in 1989:]. A "cheap" edition, combining four of Sayers' plays: The Devil to Pay, The Just Vengeance, He That Should Come, and The Zeal of Thy House, which seems a highly substantial crop for 4/6! Of the four, The Just Vengeance, an occasional piece for Lichfield Cathedral, le...
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