WRITER

John Lyly

1554 - 1606

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John Lyly (; also spelled Lilly, Lylie, Lylly; born c. 1553–4 – buried 30 November 1606) was an English writer, playwright, courtier, and parliamentarian. He first achieved success with his two books Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and its sequel Euphues and His England (1580), and then became a dramatist, writing eight plays which survive, at least six of which were performed before Queen Elizabeth I. Lyly's distinctive and much imitated literary style, named after the title character of his two books, is known as euphuism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Lyly has received more than 395,290 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Lyly is the 4,808th most popular writer (down from 4,644th in 2019), the 3,503rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,520th in 2019) and the 398th most popular British Writer.

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  • 25

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Notable Works

Euphues the anatomy of wit
Fiction, Male friendship, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
1580
The complete works of John Lyly
Bibliography, Accessible book, Lyly, John, 1554?-1606 -- Bibliography
1902
Mother Bombie
1594
Euphues
Accessible book, Fiction, Male friendship
1581
Euphues and his England
Early works to 1800, English fiction
1580
The Dramatic Works Of John Lilly, The Euphuist
1858

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Lyly ranks 4,808 out of 7,302. Before him are Raymond Abellio, Gáspár Heltai, Nicholas Evans, Irving Wallace, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, and Herman Heijermans. After him are David E. Kelley, Shōhei Ōoka, Chaim Potok, Andrea Maffei, Martin Kukučín, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, John Lyly ranks 17. Before him are Bálint Balassi, Philip Sidney, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Bartolomeo Carducci, Girolamo Diruta, and Richard Hooker.  Among people deceased in 1606, John Lyly ranks 13. Before him are Guru Arjan, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Giovanni Andrea Doria, Johann VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Turibius of Mogrovejo, and Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lyly ranks 3,503 out of 8,785. Before him are Pat Roach (1937), John Henry Davies (1864), Douglas Hartree (1897), Nicholas Evans (1950), Sandy Denny (1947), and Graham Potter (1975). After him are Blanche Bingley (1863), George Cohen (1939), Dave Holland (1946), Liz Smith (1921), Dougray Scott (1965), and Angus Macfadyen (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, John Lyly ranks 398. Before him are Edward James (1907), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Hannah More (1745), Robert Bolt (1924), William Martin Leake (1777), and Nicholas Evans (1950). After him are W. W. Jacobs (1863), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), Norman Smith (1923), Mary Stewart (1916), Len Deighton (1929), and Alan Woods (1944).

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