The Court Comedies of John Lyly : a Study in Allegorical Dramaturgy /

The nature of Renaissance allegory has been the subject of much investigation, notably by Spenserian scholars. The subject is now enlarged through a study of the plays of the Elizabethan Court dramatists of the 1580's and early 1590's, particularly the comedies of John Lyly. Mr. Saccio rej...

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Main Author: Saccio, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Series:Princeton Legacy Library
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • I.A STAGE FOR ALLEGORY
  • I I . THE WORLD OF CAMPASPE
  • III . THE GODS OF GALLATHEA
  • IV. CUPIDS, COURTS, AND THE QUEEN
  • V. TRANSITION TO NARRATIVE
  • APPENDIX
  • INDEX