Euphues
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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
Tormented by examples, overwhelmed with similitudes, the adventurous reader, who to-day risks a reading of "Euphues," feels it impossible to keep his composure.
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand
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 J. J. Jusserand
The same style is used in "Euphues shadow" in "Robin the divell," &c.:
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by J. J. Jusserand
Critics have not failed to insist, on the other hand, that a species of Euphuism existed before Euphues was thought of.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
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