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Lyly, John
(John Lyly)
Pronunciation:
/ˈlɪli/
(
circa
1554–1606
)
, English prose writer and dramatist. His prose romance in two parts,
Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit
(1578) and
Euphues and his England
(1580), was written in an elaborate style that became known as
euphuism
.
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