euphuism

The style of these novels gave rise to the term euphuism.

Euphuism was fashionable in the 1580s, but never previously or subsequently.

Euphuism was not particular to Britain, a manifestation of some social structure and artistic opportunity unique to that country.

"And then," said I, "you committed the sin of euphuism.

Euphuism is a peculiar mannered style of English prose.

Euphuism, a similar style in English poetry.

Lyly's literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism.

He arrived in London with his one exercise in euphuism, The Anatomy of Absurdity.

He preserved, in a great measure, the dramatic tradition of John Lyly, and affected a kind of subdued euphuism.

Euphuism was, however, taken up by the Elizabethan writers Robert Greene, Thomas Lodge and Barnabe Rich.

In English, euphuism - a 16th-century tendency named after the character Euphues who appears in two works by its chief practitioner John Lyly - shows similar qualities.

In fact he was the representative of a Europe-wide movement which included préciosité in France, Euphuism in England and culteranismo in Spain.

"Generalstaatsverordnetenversammlungen" seems to be "General-statesrepresentativesmeetings," as nearly as I can get at it--a mere rhythmical, gushy euphuism for "meetings of the legislature," I judge.

December - Publication of John Lyly's didactic prose romance Euphues: the Anatomy of Wyt, originating the ornate prose style known as Euphuism.

The liberal use of hyperbaton, antithesis, arcane classical allusions, abstruse metaphors and intricate witticisms mark a genuine distinction from Renaissance poetry (see Euphuism, Culteranismo, Marinismo, Préciosité).

Walter Scott satirised Euphuism in the character of Sir Piercie Shafton in The Monastery, and Charles Kingsley defended Euphues in Westward Ho!

GIMT launched a youth awareness campaign during the annual fest EUPHUISM 2010, called Yuva - Redefining Dreams, with the tagline "All we need is Youth and a Dream..."

Though the speeches in the plays, and single lines, have a beauty which tempts the ear to pause on them for their euphuism, yet the sentence is so loaded with meaning and so linked with its foregoers and followers, that the logician is satisfied.

In August 2004, the 86th AW increased it support of the Global War on Terrorism as wing personnel began to deploy as part of the Air Expeditionary Force "downrange," the euphuism for the Persian Gulf region or the areas in and around Afghanistan.