The style of these novels gave rise to the term "euphuism". He arrived in London with his one exercise in euphuism, "The Anatomy of Absurdity". Euphuism is a peculiar mannered style of English prose. Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as "euphuism". Euphuism was fashionable in the 1580s, especially in the Elizabethan court.