The Plays of John Lyly: Eros and Eliza
- ISBN-10
- 0719038588
- ISBN-13
- 9780719038587
- Category
- Courts and courtiers in literature
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Author
- Michael Pincombe
Description
John Lyly, Shakespeare's forerunner in English comedy, wrote eight highly individual plays. This study of the plays, with each chapter devoted to a different play, concentrates on the courtly aspects of Lyly's work - he wrote all but one of his plays for court performance. In particular, it examines the relationship of Lylian drama to royal panegyric, a kind of writing which he did much to establish. However, the plays also present a parody of panegyric, and thus might also be said to have a counter-courtly aspect.
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