Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays (Everyman's Library) Paperback – August 15, 1993

I liked the side notes and history included in the text.

good read and the material allows for lots of room for creative expression

As the title states. . . . Yikes!!!! These plays are difficult!!! I thought I would blow through them!! Was I wrong!! More difficult than you know who!!!! In the bottom margin of the play, there is what amounts to a running translation. But only for the most difficult lines!! But the entire line is translated!! I have an older edition of this book, this A.C. Cawley edition, published by Dutton. Moreover, there is also a gloss on the side margins. Which is not exhaustive for all the most difficult words. So have a good dictionary at arms length. And, of course, now with the internet. Wikitionary is pretty good!! "Abraham and Isaac" reads a tad more easier. A play that does not belong to any cycle!! the Brome Abraham and Isaac. I haven't got to "Everyman" yet. Get it: Everyman publishes "Everyman"!! I made a funny!!!!

daughter uses at college

thankyou for this opportunity.I first read this play in 1968, preceding my role as "Fellowship" for my school's production of 'The Reading of Everyman", played out within our School Chapel. In later years I can now better understand about my role not knowing then, the impact that this play would have in my adult life. I am now 57 and a retired Army Chaplain(not that you really retire). Over the years I had lost the books that I had, and now through the ability of [...] I can relive those years and can more fully understand the content. thankyou.

Everyman could be my next door neighbor. Seriously. He could be virtually anyone. This character appears on every television show, every comic strip, and in almost every movie. Why? Because the character "Everyman" IS every man. The trials and tribulations of Everyman are the trials and tribulations of every man. It's that simple. Read this small tome and learn about the human condition. See how man hasn't changed one iota in half a millenium. Scary, huh? --- C.B.

I bought this as a required textbook for a class. It is interesting; the introductions to each play really illuminate the material, and the footnotes provided resolve much of the confusion the language of some plays might give to the average reader. I would reccommend it as a textbook, as well as some interesting light reading for those interested in Medieval drama.

Everyman transcends all times, every time. Written six hundred years ago, the tale remains as relevant now as it was then. I recommend this for anyone who has ever pondered the human condition and wonders about its future. It's all here at "Everyman."