EUPHUES THE ANATOMY OF WIT EDI

EUPHUES THE ANATOMY OF WIT EDI

Author: Edward 1836-1912 Arber

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9781362411222

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John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England'

John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England'

Author: John Lyly

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2003-06-28

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780719064586

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"Of primary importance for students of Renaissance prose, this edition complements the on-going publication of Lyly's dramatic works in The Revels Plays. The introduction includes a discussion of the relationship between the dramatic and non-dramatic work locating Lyly's plays in a wider context."--BOOK JACKET.


Campaspe and Sappho and Phao

Campaspe and Sappho and Phao

Author: John Lyly

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780719031007

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This is the finest critical edition of the two earliest comedies written by John Lyly. The text of "Sappho and Phao" is based on a first edition that was never before recognized as such. The text of "Campaspe" has also been take from early editions. The substantial introductions and commentary notes give a new view of Lyly's learning, style, wit and theatrical genius, along with the presentation of the battle of the sexes that offered such vital models for the early Shakespeare. The editors have worked to ensure that the two plays in this joint edition will compliment and illuminate each other. The plays are set in their historical, literary and theatrical context. With modernized spelling, explanations of difficult passages and extensive footnotes, this book will be a welcome addition for anyone interested in English Renaissance drama.


An Anthology of Elizabethan Prose Fiction

An Anthology of Elizabethan Prose Fiction

Author: Paul Salzman

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780192839015

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This anthology contains five of the most important short works of Elizabethan prose fiction: George Gascoigne's The Adventures of Master F.J., John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, Robert Greene's Pandosto: The Triumph of Time, Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, and Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury. Paul Salzman has modernized the texts for easier comprehension.


The Woman in the Moon

The Woman in the Moon

Author: Leah Scragg

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2011-10-15

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780719072451

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His last known work and the only one to be written primarily in verse, The Woman in the Moon is among Lyly’s most entertaining plays. Turning upon the construction of the female character, it has been read as highly misogynistic, and as a sixteenth-century feminist manifesto. The biblical version of the creation of woman is overturned in the first scene when the play’s supreme deity, Nature, presents her ultimate creation, Pandora (memorably played in 1928 by Katharine Hepburn), to a group of Utopian shepherds, who compete for her love. Their amatory pursuit is complicated by the seven planets, whose attributes have been bestowed by Nature on her new creation, and who decide to take revenge by subjecting Pandora to their influence. The action rapidly develops into a dazzling comedy of intrigue, resulting in both an explanation for the female disposition and the creation of an "alternative" version of the myth of the man in the moon. Newly edited from the first edition (1597), The Woman in the Moon will be of interest to all students of sixteenth-century drama. It is complemented by generous notes and commentary, as well as a full introduction and stage history.


John Lyly

John Lyly

Author: John Lyly

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780415969598

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Three texts are included: a substantial extract from Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, and the plays Campaspe (the first significant comedy of the English Renaissance) and Gallathea (which exercised a considerable influence on Shakespeare).