John Lyly (The University Wits) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103291887X ISBN 13: 9781032918877

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

John Lyly is the first collection of essays dedicated solely to the work of this University Wit, celebrity prose writer, and playwright to the court of Elizabeth. Lyly's energy and wit inspired his contemporaries to follow new directions in prose fiction and stage comedy, and his writings still illuminate sixteenth-century culture for the modern reader. The twenty-four essays in this selection include some older classics, but most date from 1990 onwards and reflect current critical concerns with politics and sexuality, class and audience. Both Euphues books and the eight plays receive some detailed attention. The essays are grouped into four sections: Lessons in Wit, Courting the Queen, Playing with Desire, and Performing Lyly. A biographical summary and critical survey are provided in the introduction; other voices and insights are alluded to in the notes and listed in the wide-ranging bibliography.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Lunney, University of Newcastle, Australia

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103291887X
• ISBN 13: 9781032918877
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Lunney Ruth