This volume investigates the literary output of John Lyly, specifically focusing on the prose style of Euphues and His England and the structural development of his courtly plays. Editor R. Warwick Bond provides a comprehensive scholarly framework, utilizing historical context and textual analysis to establish the definitive versions of these Elizabethan texts. The work serves as a critical examination of Lyly's influence on the development of English prose and dramatic composition during the late sixteenth century.

Scholars and historians regard this edition as a foundational resource for studying the transition of English prose toward the Elizabethan era. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the exhaustive nature of the editorial apparatus provided by Bond.