The Play of Wyt and Science

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gptkbp:instanceOf Morality play
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Redford
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:dateWritten c. 1550
gptkbp:genre Allegory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Play of Wyt and Science
gptkbp:influencedBy Medieval morality plays
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:science
gptkb:Wit
Experience
Ignorance
Will
Instruction
Idleness
Study
gptkbp:notableFor Early use of allegory in English drama
gptkbp:preservedIn British Library MS. Harley 1467
gptkbp:setting Allegorical landscape
gptkbp:theme Moral education
Pursuit of knowledge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Redford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7