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Everyman and Mankind

Series: Arden Early Modern Drama
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Everyman and Mankind are key morality plays marking the shift from medieval to early modern thought. Everyman explores a man's preparation for death and his quest for salvation, while Mankind humorously depicts a man's struggle with temptation and sin.

This edition presents modernised texts with comprehensive on-page commentaries, a richly illustrated introduction exploring their historical, religious, and performance contexts, and analysis of their critical significance.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in early modern drama, medieval morality plays, and the historical development of individual consciousness in theatre.

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Everyman and Mankind are morality plays that mark the turn of the
medieval period to the early modern, with their focus on the
individual. Both plays are modernised here with full on-page
commentaries, a detailed, illustrated introduction and all the
scholarly qualities associated with Arden editions

Everyman and Mankind are morality plays that mark the turn of the medieval period to the early modern, with their focus on the individual. Both plays are modernised here with full on-page commentaries, a detailed, illustrated introduction and all the scholarly qualities associated with Arden editions.

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Everyman and Mankind are morality plays that mark the transition from the medieval period to the early modern era, with their focus on the individual. Everyman follows a man's journey towards death and his efforts to secure a life thereafter, whilst Mankind depicts a man battling with temptation and sin, often with great humour.

Both texts are modernised here and edited to the highest standards of scholarship, with full on-page commentaries providing the depth of information and insight associated with all Arden editions. The comprehensive, illustrated introduction argues that the plays signal the birth of the early modern consciousness and places them in their historic and religious contexts.

An account is also given of the staging and performance history of the plays, as well as their critical history and significance. With a wealth of helpful and incisive commentary, this is the finest edition of the plays available.

Series: Arden Early Modern Drama

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Shakespeare Bookshop Newsletter praises this edition's inclusion of plays often labelled medieval as part of an early modern continuum, enriching understanding of Shakespeare's era. The Times Literary Supplement describes the series as "fascinating reading."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781904271628

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 September 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare

Illustration: 20 images in the introduction

Contributors:

  • Edited by Prof. Eric Rasmussen
  • Edited by Douglas Bruster
  • Edited by Eric Rasmussen
  • Edited by Professor Douglas Bruster

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 292

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: Arden Early Modern Drama

About the Author

Douglas Bruster teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Eric Rasmussen is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, USA.

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