Euphues
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the main character in John Lyly's works Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit (1579), and Euphues and His England (1580).
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Here, he discusses her prose style in relation to Euphuism, a form of writing that takes its name from John Lyly’s elaborately mannered 1578 didactic romance Euphues: The Anatomy of Wyt.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2013
Philautus does not retort that Euphues is a pedant, which proves him to be very good tempered and a perfect travelling companion.
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.
None was more pronounced than the fashion set by John Lyly, who wrote elegant court plays and the novel Euphues.
From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de
Euphues" himself, the author says:—"My hope springs out of three stems—your Honours' naturall benignitie; your able emploiment of such servitours; and the towardly like-lie-hood of this springall to do you honest service.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
He is best known, however, for his prose romance, Euphues, which gave its name to the style of which it was the climax.
From An Introduction to Shakespeare by MacCracken, H. N.
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