|
Everyman, late-15th-century English morality play. It is the counterpart of the Dutch play Elckerlijk; which of these anonymous plays is the original has been the subject of controversy. When Everyman is summoned by Death, he can persuade none of his friends : Beauty, Kindred, Worldly Goods : to go with him, except Good Deeds. This allegory has been used as the basis of plays by later writers and has remained popular in modern times.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2009, Columbia
University Press.
Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
|
