Lyly, John | Morris William Croll (essay date 1916)
Morris William Croll (essay date 1916)
SOURCE: "Introduction—The Sources of the Euphuistic Rhetoric," in Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, Euphues & His England by John Lyly, edited by Morris William Croll and Harry clemons, Russell & Russell, Inc., 1916, pp. XV-LXIV.
[In the following excerpt, Croll examines the main characteristics of euphuism, particularly its use of sound patterns, and offers background on the humanistic movement during Lyly's era.]
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What is Euphuism?
The form of the Euphuistic rhetoric was finally defined, after much debate, by Landmann in a well-known paper,1 and has since been made familiar by Child's excellent résumé of the controversy,2 by Bond's edition of Lyly's works,3 and by Feuillerat's recent volume.4 It is impossible and unnecessary to repeat the details of these descriptions here. The object of the present discussion is to re-open the...
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