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An eighth play by Lyly, The Woman in the Moon, his only play in verse and first published in 1597, also declares its royal performance but is the only one that does not state the name of the company who performed it. In total, at least six of Lyly's eight known surviving plays were performed before the Queen.
John Lyly was an author considered to be the first English prose stylist to leave an enduring impression upon the language. As a playwright, he also contributed to the development of prose dialogue in English comedy. Lyly was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and went to London about 1576.
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John Lyly was the first English dramatic superstar of the Elizabethan era. His famous Euphues novels and early plays introduced a highly-affected style of writing which became, for a brief time, wildly fashionable in court circles. Read more about John Lyly here.
A concise introduction to the strange and disappointing life of John Lyly, the first superstar playwright of the Elizabethan era. Includes a discussion of Lyly's use of the style known as "euphuism".
Gallathea or Galatea is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy by John Lyly. The first record of the play's performance was at Greenwich Palace on New Year's Day, 1588 where it was performed before Queen Elizabeth I and her court by the Children of St Paul's, a troupe of boy actors.
The Woman in the Moon is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written by John Lyly. Its unique status in that playwright's dramatic canon – it is the only play Lyly wrote in blank verse rather than prose — has presented scholars and critics with a range of questions and problems.
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Aug 31, 2015 · Lyly produced eight plays, most of which were probably performed at court, by the troupe of boy actors known as the Children of Paul’s (also referred to as Paul’s Boys); some of the plays were also performed at the Blackfriars theater.
