The 3 Estaites: The Millennium Version

Alan Spence; Angus Calder

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2002

The 3 Estaites

The Millennium Version

Alan Spence and Angus Calder

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474472760

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The 3 Estaites is - by common consent - Scotland's greatest play.

First performed in Cupar, Fife in June 1552, it is the earliest Scottish play to have survived. Full of broad humour and pantomime-like farce, it also deals with dangerous topical issues, hitting out at corruption and hypocrisy in the ruling establishment, denouncing the oppression of the poor and calling for social 'reformation'. A young king is rescued from idle sexual dalliance and false counsels by Divine Correction and they preside over a Parliament summoned to enact just laws, where basic Christian tenets and values are affirmed - but Folly has the last word.

In 2000 The 3 Estaites gained a fresh resonance when it celebrated both the Millennium and the rebirth of Scotland's Parliament by returning to Cupar for the first time in nearly four and a half centuries. This contemporary Scots version by the leading poet and playwright Alan Spence retains the structure and spirit of Lindsay's script while giving his language a new lease of life. The play's topical allusions have been updated brilliantly, but Lindsay's generous spirit and enormous sense of fun have been preserved.

This is a national drama, expressing a comprehensive perspective of what Scotland is and what it might be - a land of justice, fellow-feeling and laughter.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Introduction Angus Calder Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Original cast list Publicly Available Download PDF	xviii
The Proclamation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 136
Keywords: Literary Studies

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Published: February 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781474472760