Everyman and Mankind [Paperback]

EverymanandMankindare morality plays which mark the turn of the medieval period to the early modern, with their focus on the individual.Everymanfollows a man's journey towards death and his efforts to secure himself a life thereafter, whilstMankindshows 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 giving 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 puts them in their historic and religious contexts. An account is also given of the staging and performance history of the plays and their critical history and significance. With a wealth of helpful and incisive commentary this is the finest edition of the plays available.

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

Douglas Brusterteaches at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Eric Rasmussenis Professor of English at the University of Nevada, USA.

The two-hander of Everyman and Mankind gives us plays more often considered to be 'medieval' than 'early modern'...a very positive step as it allows us the chance, within the body of a coherent series, to read the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as part of the continuum... Shakespeare Bookshop Newsletter (December 2009)

Fascinating reading Times Literary Supplement, June 2010, on the Arden Early Modern Drama series