Notes taken from The Norton Anthology of English Literature (9) Everyman
- Notes taken from The Norton Anthology of English Literature (9) Everyman
- Everyman:
- data of the manuscript: about 1485
- kind of drama: medieval morality play
- performers of the mysteries and morality plays: trade guilds
- primary purpose of the plays: religious
- characteristics of the mysteries: Biblical events
- characteristics of the moralities: allegorical Christian moral stories
- intent of the morality play: more overtly didacticthan the mysteries
- the common feature of the two kinds of plays: rough humor
- humor in Everyman: his friends hastily abandon him
- style of the work: simple and direct language and approach, direct sermonizing, clear theme
- usage of allegory in Everyman and in Piers Plowman: Direct allegorical equations for didacticism against stimulation of the imagination rather than satisfaction of the intellect
- the origin of the text: maybe a translation of a Flemish play or vice versa
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