Euphues

[ yoo-fyoo-eez ]

/ ˈyu fyuˌiz /

the main character in John Lyly's works Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit (1579), and Euphues and His England (1580).

Compare euphuism.

Example sentences from the Web for euphues

Euphues is a model of form beside the tedious prolixity of the Arcadia, or the chaotic effusions of Nash.

John Lyly |John Dover Wilson
Euphues, in fact, is not so much a reflection of, as a Glasse for Europe.

John Lyly |John Dover Wilson
Philautus does not retort that Euphues is a pedant, which proves him to be very good tempered and a perfect travelling companion.

The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare |J. J. Jusserand
The popularity of "Euphues" excited much imitation, and its influence is strongly marked in the works of Robert Greene.

A History of English Prose Fiction |Bayard Tuckerman

Euphues, besides being a treatise on love and education, is a sort of Tudor tract upon animated nature.

The Bibliotaph |Leon H. Vincent