Everyman

Everyman is a 16th century English morality play. It is also a term used in modern literature and theatre.

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Everyman was probably a translation of a 921 line long Flemish play called Elckerlijc written by Peter van Diest first printed in 1495, and later in 1518. However, there is considerable controversy surrounding the relationship between these two plays, some arguing for the priority of the Dutch, and others the English version. Most of the arguments rely on the superiority of one play or another in quality, and thus the assumption goes, it must be the original since it is the better, and the translation the inferior, since most translations are never as good as the native versions. Another argument is that the near-total absence of humor in the play is atypical of the English morality drama. However, these arguments are not based on factual evidence. The factual arguments, such as E. R. Tigg's rhyming words pair argument, point to Elckerlijc as the original, and Everyman as the translation.

Flemish: Flemish (in Dutch Vlaams, French flamand, German fl?misch) can either refer to...

Peter van Diest: Peter van Diest (Latinised as Petrus Diesthemius) is a medieval writer from the Low Countries. The late fifteenth-century morality play Elckerlijc is attributed to him....

Everyman related Images and Photos (experimental)

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