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Everyman's Genius
An Everyman is stock character in drama. This person is an ordinary individual, with whom the audience is able to easily identify. Everyman may also refer to: Companies and organizations Cinemas and theaters * Everyman Cinemas, a chain of cinemas across London, Leeds, Surrey, and Hampshire. * Everyman Palace Theatre, a theatre in Cork, Ireland * Everyman Theatre, a theatre in Liverpool, England * Everyman Theatre, a theatre in Cheltenham, England * Everyman Theatre, Baltimore, a theater in Baltimore, Maryland Others * Everyman Chess, a publisher of chess books * Everyman Films Limited, the production company of Patrick McGoohan and David Tomblin * Everyman's Welfare Service (also known as "Everyman's"), Australian parachurch organization Literature Books and magazines * ''Everyman'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Philip Roth * Everyman's Library, a series of reprinted classic literature * Everyman (magazine), an English magazine published from 1929–1935 Comic books * Everyman (DC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyman
The everyman is a stock character of fiction. An ordinary and humble character, the everyman is generally a protagonist whose benign conduct fosters the audience's identification with them. Origin The term ''everyman'' was used as early as an English morality play from the early 1500s: ''The Summoning of'' ''Everyman''. The play's protagonist is an allegorical character representing an ordinary human who knows he is soon to die; according to literature scholar Harry Keyishian he is portrayed as "prosperous, gregarious, ndattractive".Harry Keyishian"Review of Douglas Morse, dir.,''The Summoning of Everyman'' (Grandfather Films, 2007)" ''Shakespeare Bulletin'' ( Johns Hopkins U P), 2008 Fall;26(3):45–48. Everyman is the only human character of the play; the others are embodied ideas such as Fellowship, who "symbolizes the transience and limitations of human friendship". The use of the term ''everyman'' to refer generically to a portrayal of an ordinary or typical person d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyman (1901 Play)
''Everyman'' is a modern play produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Ben Greet that is based on the medieval morality play of the same name. The modern play was first performed in 1901 on tour in Britain. It opened in the United States in 1902 on Broadway, where it ran for 75 performances, followed by tours over the next several years that included four Broadway revivals. Performances Original London opening The original play was written by Dutch Monk Peter van Diest (Petrus Dorlandus) about 1470 and tells the story of Everyman, who being commanded by God to begin his journey to the grave looks for companions to accompany him. Everyman then approaches a series of allegorical characters - such as Fellowship, Kindred and Knowledge - but finds that only the character representing "Good Deeds" stays with him until the end of his journey. There is no record of a modern production of this play until July 1901 when the Elizabethan Stage Society of William Poel gave three Saturday p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
