John Lyly

John Lyly  (1553 or 1554 – November 1606; also spelled Lilly, Lylie, Lylly) was an English writer, dramatist, courtier, and parliamentarian. he was best known during his lifetime for his two books  Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and its sequel Euphues and His England (1580).

 References 

 Hunter, G. K. (1962). John Lyly: The Humanist as Courtier (376 pp). Harvard University Press.


 Other websites 


  (A 1905 study by J. Dover Wilson)


Category:1550s births
Category:1606 deaths
Category:People from Kentucky
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge