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§7. "Argenis". XIII. Robert Burton, John Barclay and John Owen. Vol. 4. Prose and Poetry: Sir Thomas North to ... (1533 words) |
 | Argenis is a far more mature work than Euphormio; its author’s intention is clearer, it has a carefully constructed plot, and, in style too, a distinct advance is perceptible. |
| Argenis, in a sense, typifies the succession to the crown, and Barclay may have thought of Marguerite of Valois, the subject of his touching verses in Euphormio. |
| While there is little direct imitation of Argenis, it was among the influences that passed into the heroic novel, and separate signs of it are frequent in the literature of the seventeenth century. |
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