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The Woman in the Moon is the last of Lyly’s plays and the only one of his works to be written primarily in verse. Newly edited from the first edition of 1597, this latest contribution to the prestigious Revels Plays series is the first fully annotated, modern-spelling edition of the play.

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This thoroughly annotated volume provides a detailed study of the play's sources. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction
The text
Date and authorship
Sources
Structure
Myth and metamorphosis
Topical application
The comic underling
Dramaturgy and staging
Stage history
This edition
Notes
The woman in the moon

The Woman in the Moon By John Lyly Revels Plays

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719072451, 978-0719072451
      ISBN10: 071907245X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Woman in the Moon is the last of Lyly’s plays and the only one of his works to be written primarily in verse. Newly edited from the first edition of 1597, this latest contribution to the prestigious Revels Plays series is the first fully annotated, modern-spelling edition of the play.

      Trade Review
      This thoroughly annotated volume provides a detailed study of the play's sources. -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      The text
      Date and authorship
      Sources
      Structure
      Myth and metamorphosis
      Topical application
      The comic underling
      Dramaturgy and staging
      Stage history
      This edition
      Notes
      The woman in the moon

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