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What is Euphuism? Its Characteristics
Euphuism is an elegant Elizabethan literary style characterized by an excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration, as well as frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature. The word is also used to denote artificial elegance. It was derived from the name of a character in the prose romances Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578) and Euphues and his…
April 29, 20250Comments
Author
John Lyly and His Famous Works
John Lyly was born in 1554. He was the grandson of William Lily. He was probably educated at the King’s School, Canterbury, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served as secretary to Edward de Vere, the earl of Oxford, was MP successively for Hindon, Aylesbury, and Appleby (1589- 1601), and supported the cause of the…
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Others
Peace of Augsburg (1555), Causes and Its Impact
During the 16th century, the religious unity of the Holy Roman Empire, which comprised a patchwork of territories in present-day Germany, Austria, and parts of neighboring countries, was shattered by the emergence of Protestantism. The Protestant Reformation, led by figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin, challenged the authority and doctrines of the Roman Catholic…
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Essay
A short note on the term ‘narcissism’
The term ‘narcissism’ refers to an intense form of self-regard, or attraction to one’s image. The term is derived from Ancient Greek mythology, which tells of a young man called Narcissus so fascinated by his own reflection that he drowns trying to embrace it. Famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud adopted the term from British sexologist Havelock Ellis…
April 29, 20250Comments