Wakefield Master

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Wakefield Master

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Wakefield plays
…talented reviser, known as the Wakefield Master, is easily recognizable for its brilliant handling of metre, language, and rhyme, and for its wit and satire. His Second Shepherds’ Play is widely considered the greatest work of medieval English drama.
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…talented reviser, known as the Wakefield Master, is easily recognizable for its brilliant handling of metre, language, and rhyme, and for its wit and satire. His Second Shepherds’ Play is widely considered the greatest work of medieval English drama.
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