Everyman (15th-century play)
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For adaptations and the possible source, see Everyman_(disambiguation) § Drama.
The Somonyng of Everyman (The Summoning of Everyman), usually referred to simply as Everyman, is a late 15th-century morality play by an anonymous English author, printed circa 1530. It is possibly a translation of the Dutch play Elckerlijc (Everyman).
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Written by | unknown; anonymous translation of Elckerlijc, by Petrus Dorlandus |
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Date premiered | c. 1510 |
Original language | Middle English |
Subject | Reckoning, Salvation |
Genre | Morality play |
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Like John Bunyan's 1678 Christian novel The Pilgrim's Progress, Everyman uses allegorical characters to examine the question of Christian salvation and what Man must do to attain it.