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• John Lyly — (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 or 1554 ndash; November 1606) was an English writer, best known for his books Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England . Lyly s linguistic style, originating in his first books, is known as Euphuism… …   Wikipedia

• John Day (dramatist) — John Day (1574 ndash; 1640?) was an English dramatist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.LifeHe was born at Cawston, Norfolk, and educated at Ely. He became a sizar of Caius College, Cambridge, in 1592, but was expelled in the next year for… …   Wikipedia

• euphuism — [yo͞o′fyo͞o iz΄əm] n. [< Euphues, fictitious character in two prose romances by John Lyly < Gr euphyēs, shapely, graceful < eu (see EU ) + phyē, growth < phyein, to grow (see BONDAGE) + ISM] 1. the artificial, affected, high flown… …   English World dictionary

• Euphuism — is a mannered style of English prose, taking its name from works by John Lyly who, however, did not invent the term. It took the form of a preciously ornate and sophisticated style that employed a wide range of literary devices such as antitheses …   Wikipedia

• euphuism — (not to be confused with euphemism: see the preceding entry) is an affected or high flown style of writing or speaking, originally applied to work of the late 16c and early 17c written in imitation of John Lyly s Euphues (pronounced yoo fyoo eez… …   Modern English usage

• euphuism —  and euphuistic describe a pretentiously elevated style of writing, after John Lyly’s Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors