Selected Plays and Other Writings by John Lyly

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Selected Plays and Other Writings by John Lyly

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Summary

Lyly was the principal court dramatist of the 1580s and author of the period's best-selling prose work. This collection includes three newly edited texts, annotated for the non-specialist, and a full introduction.

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Selected Plays and Other Writings by John Lyly

This work contains three texts edited from first editions, including a substantial extract from "Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit" as well as the plays "Campaspe," the first significant comedy of the English Renaissance, and "Gallathea," which has been said to have exercised a considerable influence on Shakespeare. The extract from "Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit" is the first modern spelling edition of the 1578 text.

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ISBN 13 9781857547160
ISBN 10 1857547160
Title Selected Plays and Other Writings
Author John Lyly
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
Year published 2003-08-01
Number of pages 189
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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