Lyly, John
Lyly, John
English dramatist and author. His romance Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit (1578), with its elaborate stylistic devices, gave rise to the word euphuism for a mannered rhetorical style. It was followed by a second part, Euphues and his England (1580).
The story line of Euphues is little more than a basis for the characters to engage in debate on the manners and values of the age. The prose style is chiefly characterized by a continuous straining after antithesis and epigram.
The story line of Euphues is little more than a basis for the characters to engage in debate on the manners and values of the age. The prose style is chiefly characterized by a continuous straining after antithesis and epigram.
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