Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit
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Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit is a 1578 prose romance by John Lyly that popularized the highly ornate "euphuistic" style and became a landmark of Elizabethan literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Euphues and His England | 2 |
| Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit canonical | 2 |
| Euphues | 1 |
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Target entity: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit Context triple: [John Lyly, notableWork, Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit]
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The Procuress
The Procuress is a 1622 genre painting by Dutch Caravaggist Dirck van Baburen depicting a brothel scene with a leering procuress overseeing a transaction between a man and a young woman.
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The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids
"The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids" is an 1855 short story by Herman Melville that contrasts the leisurely lives of privileged male professionals with the harsh, dehumanizing conditions of female factory workers.
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The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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E.
The Book of Folly
The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit Target entity description: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit is a 1578 prose romance by John Lyly that popularized the highly ornate "euphuistic" style and became a landmark of Elizabethan literature.
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A.
The Procuress
The Procuress is a 1622 genre painting by Dutch Caravaggist Dirck van Baburen depicting a brothel scene with a leering procuress overseeing a transaction between a man and a young woman.
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B.
The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids
"The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids" is an 1855 short story by Herman Melville that contrasts the leisurely lives of privileged male professionals with the harsh, dehumanizing conditions of female factory workers.
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C.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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D.
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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E.
The Book of Folly
The Book of Folly is a 1972 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and the female experience through her characteristic confessional style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan literature work
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prose romance ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarch | Elizabeth I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Lyly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly influential in its time ⓘ |
| educationalUse | example of Elizabethan prose style ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Euphues and His England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | didactic romance ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic fiction
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romance ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Euphues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | letters and moral discourses ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Elizabethan prose style
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English Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| languageRegister | highly ornate ⓘ |
| legacy | gave its name to euphuism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Euphuism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | landmark of Elizabethan literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the euphuistic style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1578 ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
alliteration
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balanced antitheses ⓘ extensive classical allusions ⓘ parallelism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| style | euphuistic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtly life
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education and humanist ideals ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Elizabethan courtly readers ⓘ |
| theme |
education of a young gentleman
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love and friendship ⓘ moral conduct ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 1570s ⓘ |
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