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morality play — Morality plays were popular dramatic entertainments in late medieval England. In contrast with the MYSTERY PLAYS, which retold the universal biblical history of salvation from the Creation of the world to Doomsday, morality plays focused on… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Morality Play — is a detective story by Barry Unsworth, a Man Booker Prize winning author for his book Sacred Hunger Published in 1996 by the W. W. Norton Company, the book was critically acclaimed and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.Time: Medieval times.… … Wikipedia
morality play — ► NOUN ▪ a play presenting a moral lesson and having personified qualities as the main characters, popular in the 15th and 16th centuries … English terms dictionary
morality play — n. any of a class of allegorical dramas of the 15th and 16th cent., the characters of which personify abstractions, as Everyman, Vice, Virtue, etc … English World dictionary
Morality play — For the book by Barry Unsworth, see Morality Play (novel). A cover of a sixteenth century doodle Plays, Mundas et Infans The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known… … Wikipedia
morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc. Cf. miracle play, mystery play. [1925 30] * * * Allegorical drama of 15th–16th century… … Universalium
morality play — noun an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices • Hypernyms: ↑play, ↑drama, ↑dramatic play * * * moˈrality play f8 [morality play] noun … Useful english dictionary
Morality Play (novel) — Morality Play First edition cover … Wikipedia
morality play — moral′ity play n. lit.+sbz an allegorical drama of the 15th and 16th centuries in which personified virtues, vices, and other abstractions are characters Compare miracle play mystery play • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Morality play — These 15 16c plays usually had a central, allegorical figure, representing humankind between the personified opposing forces of vice and virtue. There was often a principal comic character. Cf. Miracle play; Mystery play … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
morality play — /məˈræləti pleɪ/ (say muh raluhtee play) noun 1. a type of allegorical drama employing personifications of virtues and vices, a form of which was in vogue in Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries. 2. a play with a moral message …
