Eustache Mercade (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Pierre Marique · 1913
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Eustache Mercade was a French dramatic poet of the fifteenth century whose dates of birth and death are unknown. A document found only recently shows he was removed from that office in 1427 but restored in 1437. The restoration came by a ruling of the Châtelet court, confirmed by Paris's Parliament on 2 May 1439. Martin Franc, writing in the middle of the century, ranked him among the most famous rhetoricians, or skilled verse-makers, of the day.
Mercade's name survives on a great Mystery play, The Life, the Passion, and the Vengeance of Jesus Christ, kept in the library of Arras. Only the last part, the Vengeance, is judged to be his own work. It holds 312 characters, of whom 112 have speaking parts, a scale that shows the size of late medieval religious drama.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Pierre Marique |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |