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).

John Lyly M.A. (Oxon) & (Cantab)
Lyly's signature, from a letter to Sir Robert Cecil, 4 Feb. 1602-3
Born	1553 or 1554 Kent, England
Died	30 November 1606 (age about 52) London, England
Resting place	St Bartholomew-the-Less, London
Occupation	Writer, dramatist, courtier, and Member of Parliament
Language	Early Modern English
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Literary movement	English Renaissance
Notable works	Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit Euphues and his England Campaspe Sapho and Phao Gallathea Endymion Midas Mother Bombie Love's Metamorphosis The Woman in the Moon
Years active	1578–1602
Parents	Peter Lyly and Jane Burgh
Relatives	William Lily (grandfather) George Lily (uncle)

References

• Hunter, G. K. (1962). John Lyly: The Humanist as Courtier (376 pp). Harvard University Press.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lyly, John". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 159–162.

Other websites

Media related to John Lyly at Wikimedia Commons
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Works written by or about John Lyly at Wikisource

• Works by or about John Lyly at Internet Archive
• John Lyly at Project Gutenberg (A 1905 study by J. Dover Wilson)
• Euphues: the anatomy of wit; Euphues & his England on the Internet Archive