Abstract
Analyzes the representation of the Scottish people in the 16th century Scottish drama A Satire of the Thrie Estaitis by Sir David Lyndsay [or Lindsay] (1490-1555), through the figure of the Pauper or Poor Man in the first version (the 1540 interlude performed at Linlithgow), and the character of John of the Commonwealth in the two fuller versions (at Cupar in 1552 and Edinburgh in 1554). Distinguishes Lyndsay's Pauper from equivalent figures in plays by John Bale and Nicholas Udall, and argues (by contrast with Tyrone Guthrie's famous 1948 Edinburgh festival production) that John of the Commonwealth is less a voice of the Scottish people than a voice for them.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Greg
(2014)
"The Popular Voice in Sir David Lyndsay's Satire of the Thrie Estaitis,"
Studies in Scottish Literature:
Vol. 40:
Iss.
1, 39–54.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/vol40/iss1/8