Om medeltidens skådespel / och deras fortgång till sednare tider, med särskildt fästadt afseende vid Finlands äldste dramatiske författare Jakob Pehrsson Chronander

The study surveys how theatrical forms evolved from classical antiquity into the medieval period, arguing that Christian practice both supplanted and preserved elements of pagan spectacle while new liturgical and popular performances emerged. It examines Roman forms such as pantomime and mimes, their musical canticum and expressive gestural technique, and notes surviving late-antique comedies as evidence of continuity. The author traces the gradual disappearance and transformation of ancient tragedy and comedy amid shifting social mores, and considers how popular entertainments and ritualized drama fed early medieval stagecraft. Attention is given to the social position of itinerant jesters and performers as mediators between antique and medieval repertoires, and to an early Finnish dramatic author as a case study.