Results of Ruminations

In order to broaden my myopic interests, I asked for something a little out of my comfort zone: A book of English Renaissance drama that isn't about Shakespeare. (Surprise! They mention Shakespeare all over the place--the editors, not the original writers, of course.) Having already read two or three of the selections, I skipped to the first one of "Oh, I haven't read that  one," which was John Lyly's Endymion . The play itself is pretty light on plot and characterization--in fact, the synopsis on the above-linked Wikipedia page on the play is succinct and about all you need--but I felt like I should jot down my honest reading of the play. And, honestly...I kept wondering why I was reading this instead of more Shakespeare. (In the consideration of honesty, I think that often. And, with even more honesty, I should say that I finished 2 Henry VI, or the First Part of the Contention  the same day.) Characters Still, the play isn't without merits. It lacks t...