Everyman, and medieval miracle plays / 
edited by A.C. Cawley ; with a new preface and bibliography by Anne Rooney. 
 - New ed. 
 - London :  Rutland, Vermont :  J.M. Dent ;  C. Tuttle,  1993. 
 - xxxi, 256 pages ;  20 cm 
 - Everyman's library .
 - Everyman's library. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages xxv-xxi). 
<br/><br/> The creation, and the fall of Lucifer /  The creation of Adam and Eve /  The fall of man /  Cain and Abel /  Noah's flood /  Abraham and Isaac /  The annunciation /  The Wakefield second shepherd's pageant /  The Wakefield pageant of Herod the Great /  The woman taken in adultery /  The crucifixion /  The harrowing of hell /  The resurrection /  The judgment /  [The Somonyng of Everyman] =  The moral play of Everyman /  The York Pageant of the Barkers --  The York Pageant of the Cardmakers --  The York Pageant of the Coopers --  The N. Town Cycle --  The Chester Pageant of the Water-Leaders and the Drawers in Dee --  Brome MS --  The Coventry Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors --  The Towneley Cycle --  The Towneley Cycle --  The N. Town Cycle --  The York Pageant of the Pinners and Painters --  The Chester Pageant of the Cooks and Innkeepers --  The York Pageant of the Carpenters --  The York Pageant of the Mercers --  Note on the editor -- Preface to the 1993 edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Bibliography of works cited in the introduction -- Select bibliography. -- [The plays]:  Anonymous. 
<br/><br/> Miracle Plays were a popular form of entertainment throughout the Middle Ages, and part of the poetic and dramatic tradition on which Shakespeare drew. Apart from "Everyman," and the exceprt representing Cornish drama, the plays in this volume are biblical pageants which are ultimately derived from the Latin liturgical plays of the medieval Church, most of which are Corpus Christi pageants or guild papgeants-- short plays acted by the trade guilds as episodes of the whole Corpus Christi cycle.  "The Somonyng of Everyman," usually referred to simply as "Everyman," is a late 15th-century morality play which uses allegorical characters to examine the question of Christian salvation and what Man must do to attain it. The premise is that the good and evil deeds of one's life will be tallied by God after death, as in a ledger book. The play is the allegorical accounting of the life of Everyman, who represents all mankind. In the course of the action, Everyman tries to convince other characters to accompany him in the hope of improving his account. All the characters are also allegorical, each personifying an abstract idea such as Fellowship, [material] Goods, and Knowledge. The conflict between good and evil is dramatised by the interactions between characters. Everyman eventually realizes that he is essentially alone, and that when you are brought to death and placed before God all you are left with is your own good deeds. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>046087280X 9780460872805 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Tuttle Pub, Airport Industrial Park 364 Innovation Dr, North Clarendon, VT, USA, 05759-9436, (802)7738930  SAN 213-2621 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>94163898 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9413570  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>To 1500 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.<br/>Christian drama, English (Middle)<br/>English drama--To 1500.<br/>Bible plays, English.<br/>Moralities, English.<br/>Bible plays, English.<br/>Christian drama, English (Middle)<br/>English drama.<br/>Moralities, English.<br/>Mysteries and miracle-plays, English.<br/>--1100-1500 (moyen-anglais)<br/>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>English drama Religious drama 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR1260  / .E9 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>822/.051608 
<br/><br/><label>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>DRA1071