Everyman: A Medieval Morality Play is a classic play written in the late 15th century, which explores the themes of death, morality, and redemption. The play follows the journey of Everyman, a representative of all humanity, who is summoned by Death to come before God's judgment seat. Everyman, who is initially confident in his own righteousness, soon realizes that he has lived a life of sin and must face the consequences. With the help of various allegorical characters, including Fellowship, Kindred, and Good Deeds, Everyman seeks forgiveness and redemption before it's too late. This edition of the play, edited by Esther Willard Bates, features modernized spelling and punctuation, making it accessible to a contemporary audience. It also includes an introduction that provides historical context and analysis of the play's themes and literary significance. Everyman: A Medieval Morality Play is an essential read for anyone interested in medieval literature, morality plays, or Christian theology.This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
