John Lyly and early modern authorship.

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During Shakespeare's lifetime, John Lyly was repeatedly described as the central figure in contemporary English literature. This book takes that claim seriously, asking how and why Lyly was considered the most important writer of his time. Kesson traces Lyly's work in prose fiction and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kesson, Andy
Otros Autores: Edmondson, Paul, White, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Revels Plays Companion Library MUP.
Temas:
Lyly, John, > 1554?-1606 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lyly, John, > 1554?-1606
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
English drama > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Book industries and trade > England > History > 16th century.
Livres > Industrie > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama.
Book industries and trade
English literature > Early modern
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • John Lyly and early modern authorship; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; GENERAL EDITORS' PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: OUR LYLY?; PART I: Lyly and prose fiction; CHAPTER 1: Buy the book: imaginative stories in the book market (1566-78); CHAPTER 2: Euph culture: Lyly, Euphues and the market for single-story books (1578-94); PART II: Lyly, performance and print; CHAPTER 3: 'Whatsoever we present': Lyly's elusive theatre (1583-c.1590); CHAPTER 4: 'This is the first': creating a market for printed plays (1584-94); PART III: Euphuism and reception.
  • CHAPTER 5: A hopeless Romantic? Lyly, euphuism and a history of non-reading (1632-1905)CONCLUSION: GO DARE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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