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Peter van Diest (Latinised as Petrus Diesthemius) was a medieval writer from the Low Countries. The late-15th-century morality play Elckerlijc is attributed to him. Elckerlijc , which was translated into English to become the famous Everyman , has come down to us in manuscripts that fail to mention the play's author.
The authorship of Elckerlijc is attributed to Peter van Diest, a medieval writer from the Low Countries. Swedish edition of Macropedius' Hecastus. Göteborg 1681. Courtesy of the Royal Library, Stockholm. The play won the first prize in a theater contest in Brabant; it is uncertain whether it won at the Antwerp Landjuweel in 1496. [1]
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 ...
The Somonyng of Everyman (The Summoning of Everyman), usually referred to simply as Everyman, is a late 15th-century morality play by an anonymous English author, printed circa 1530.
The play was conceived by Hugo von Hofmannsthal in the tradition of medieval morality plays, based on Elckerlijc (ca. 1470) by Peter van Diest, the late 15th-century English Everyman, Hecastus (1539) by Macropedius, and Hekastus (1549) by Hans Sachs. [1]
van Diest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Isala Van Diest (1842–1916), Belgian feminist; Jan III van Diest (died 1340), Dutch bishop; Mike Van Diest (21st century), Carroll College football coach; Peter van Diest (15th century), Dutch dramatist
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