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Harrowing of Hell (Book of Cerne)

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Fragment of an apocryphal version of the Harrowing of Hell preserved in the Book of Cerne. Possibly the earliest extant piece of Christian drama in Britain, It consists of what look like stage directions by a narrator and prayers by the righteous souls in hell and by Adam and Eve. The text breaks off in the middle of Eve’s speech.

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Misc. / Irish authorship or influence uncertain or disputed

Misc. / religious / apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature

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Latin