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The Woman in the Moon (The Revels Plays), John Lyly, Very Good Book

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Very Good
A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - ...
ISBN
9780719072444

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719072441
ISBN-13
9780719072444
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57091330

Product Key Features

Book Title
Woman in the Moon : by John Lyly
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Modern / 16th Century, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Drama
Author
Leah Scragg
Book Series
Revels Plays Mup Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
0.1 Oz
Item Length
0.1 in
Item Width
0.1 in

Additional Product Features

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Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
822.3
Table Of Content
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 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
Synopsis
His last known work and the only one to be written primarily in verse, "The Woman in the Moon" is among Lyly's most entertaining plays. Turning upon the construction of the female character, it has been read as highly misogynistic, and as a sixteenth-century feminist manifesto. Newly edited from the first edition (1601), "The Woman in the Moon" will be of interest to all students of sixteenth-century drama. It is complemented by generous notes and commentary, as well as a full introduction and stage history., His last known work and the only one to be written primarily in verse, The Woman in the Moon is among Lyly's most entertaining plays. Turning upon the construction of the female character, it has been read as highly misogynistic, and as a sixteenth-century feminist manifesto. The biblical version of the creation of woman is overturned in the first scene when the play's supreme deity, Nature, presents her ultimate creation, Pandora (memorably played in 1928 by Katharine Hepburn), to a group of Utopian shepherds, who compete for her love. Their amatory pursuit is complicated by the seven planets, whose attributes have been bestowed by Nature on her new creation, and who decide to take revenge by subjecting Pandora to their influence. The action rapidly develops into a dazzling comedy of intrigue, resulting in both an explanation for the female disposition and the creation of an 'alternative' version of the myth of the man in the moon.Newly edited from the first edition (1597), The Woman in the Moon will be of interest to all students of sixteenth-century drama. It is complemented by generous notes and commentary, as well as a full introduction and stage history.

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