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Lyl·y (lĭlʹē), John. 1554?-1606.
English playwright and novelist who wrote a number of comedies that influenced English drama.
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Lyly, John — born 1554?, Kent, Eng. died November 1606, London English writer. Educated at Oxford, Lyly gained fame in London with two prose romances, Euphues (1578) and Euphues and His England (1580). The novels inspired euphuism, an elegant, extravagant… … Universalium
LYLY, John — (c. 1554 1606) John Lyly authored prose narratives, plays for the private Elizabethan stage, and religious tracts. Born in Canterbury, Lyly attended King s School, Canterbury, before matriculating at Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1569. He… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Lyly, John — ► (1554 1606) Escritor inglés. Autor de Euphues y Euphues y su Inglaterra. (V. eufuismo.) * * * (¿1554?, Kent, Inglaterra–nov. 1606, Londres). Escritor inglés. Formado en Oxford, Lyly cobró fama en Londres gracias a dos romances en prosa, Euphues … Enciclopedia Universal
Lyly, John — (ca. 1553 1606) English dramatist and author of a prose romance, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578), which was his first and most influential published work. This moralizing and allegorical tale was important for its elaborate and highly… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
LYLY, JOHN — 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… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Lyly, John — (c. 1555–1606) English playwright … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Lyly, John — (1554? 1606) Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was b. in the Weald of Kent, and ed. at both Oxf. and Camb. He wrote several dramas, most of which are on classical and mythological subjects, including Campaspe and Sapho and Phao (1584),… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Lyly — Lyly, John … Enciclopedia Universal
John Lyly — (Lilly ou Lylie) (v. 1553 – novembre 1606) est un écrivain et dramaturge anglais, devenu favori de la Cour. Il est le créateur d un style, l euphuisme, qui se rapproche du style précieux français. Sommaire 1 Vie 2 Œuvres 2.1 Romans … Wikipédia en Français
Lyly — Lyly, John, engl. Dichter, s. Lilly … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
