Four-Fold Allegory in the Digby Mary Magdalene

Four-Fold Allegory in the Digby Mary Magdalene

"Mary Magdalene" is a miracle play and a morality play, as it shows the contest between good and evil. By including abstract personages such as the King of Flesh, it suggests that Magdalene is an Everywoman figure, and the invitation to the audience to participate in Mary's salvation...

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Veröffentlicht in:Renascence 1991-07, Vol.43 (4), p.269-282
1. Verfasser: Mead, Stephen X
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Allegory
Analysis
Christianity
Christianity and literature
Drama
English drama
Literary criticism
Literature
Middle Ages
Portrayals
Theme
To 1500
Women
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Zusammenfassung:"Mary Magdalene" is a miracle play and a morality play, as it shows the contest between good and evil. By including abstract personages such as the King of Flesh, it suggests that Magdalene is an Everywoman figure, and the invitation to the audience to participate in Mary's salvation expresses the anagogical theme of Mary's life.
ISSN:0034-4346
2329-8626
DOI:10.5840/renascence19914343