{"product_id":"john-lyly-and-early-modern-authorship-9781784993696","title":"John Lyly and Early Modern Authorship","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKesson traces Lyly's work in prose fiction and the theatre, demonstrating previously unrecognised connections between these two forms of entertainment. The final chapter examines how his importance to early modern authorship came to be forgotten in the late seventeenth century and thereafter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book serves as an introduction to Lyly and early modern literature for students, but its argument for the central importance of Lyly himself and 1580s literary culture makes it a significant contribution to current scholarly debate. Its investigation of the relationship between performance and print means that it will be of interest to those who care about, watch or work in early modern performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Andy Kesson shows that Lyly's work requires serious attention, reshaping our idea of the early modern period. Kesson challenges notions of Shakespeare's preeminence and establishes Lyly as absolutely key to many of our current critical concerns. This is a book that is lucid, learned, and above all enthusiastic about its subject.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmma Smith, Fellow in English at Hertford College, Oxford|Kesson does a terrific job of exposing centuries of unwarranted condescension towards Lyly and of attuning us both to his sense of humour and his and Cawood's innovative marketing of prose fiction., Lorna Hutson, Times Literary Supplement, 25 July 2014\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: our Lyly?\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003ePart one: Lyly and prose fiction\u003cbr\u003e1. Buy the book: imaginative stories in the book market (1566–1578)\t\u003cbr\u003e2. Euph culture: Lyly, Euphues and the market for single-story books (1578–1594)\u003cbr\u003ePart two: Lyly, performance and print\u003cbr\u003e3. 'Whatsoever we present': Lyly's elusive theatre (1583–c.1590)\t\u003cbr\u003e4. 'This is the first': creating a market for printed plays (1584–1594)\t\t\u003cbr\u003ePart three: euphuism and reception\u003cbr\u003e5. A hopeless Romantic? Lyly, euphuism and a history of non-reading (1632–1905)\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: go dare\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t\t\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042323169623,"sku":"9781784993696","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784993696.jpg?v=1750953906","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-lyly-and-early-modern-authorship-9781784993696","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}