ELIZABETHAN PROSE PART II,THE PROSE ROMENCE, :THE PAMPHLETEERS , THE TRANSLATORS, CRITICAL PROSE,THE SERMON,DRAMATIC PROSE,THE CHARACTER WRITERS
THE PROSE ROMENCE during the latter half of the 16 th century or the Elizabeth age a number of prose romance were produce, they were all written in the new style called Euphuistic style cultivated and developed by JOHN LYLY (1554-1606). LYLY, the courtier, wrote ‘EUPHEUS’ a prose romance in which he laid. the foundation of a new style of prose writing which has come to be associated with his name it is known as ‘EUPHEUISM’ In this style we have LYLY determination to bid good bye to simple prose which WILAON had advocated . ‘EUPHES’ was the first conspicuous example in English of the determination to achieve an ornate, variegated and rather fantastic style. LYLY introduced the practice of balanced and antithetical sentence and led the revolt against simple style. Style was made ornate and rich by the introduction of classical similarly drown from the fanciful zoology of the middle ages the encouraged the quantity manners of saying things consist quaintness sand in...