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Lyly, John
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English dramatist, born in Kent; was the author of nine plays on classical subjects, written for the court, which were preceded in 1579 by his once famous "Euphues, or Anatomy of Wit," followed by a second part next year, and entitled "Euphues and his England," and that from the fantastic, pompous, and affected style in which they were written gave a new word, Euphuism, to the English language (1553-1606).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lyly, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/lyly-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Lyly, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​l/lyly-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.