The Gawain Poet
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The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.
Aliases (2)
- Pearl Poet ×10
- Gawain Poet ×7
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Middle English author
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anonymous writer → medieval English poet → |
| activeInCentury |
14th century
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| activeInPeriod |
late 14th century
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| alternativeName |
Pearl Poet
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| associatedManuscript |
Cotton Nero A.x
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| authorshipStatus |
anonymous
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| criticalReputation |
one of the greatest Middle English poets
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| dialect |
Northwest Midlands Middle English
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| floruit |
c. 1375–1400
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| genre |
allegorical poetry
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alliterative poetry → chivalric romance → religious poetry → |
| historicalContext |
Alliterative Revival
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| influenced |
later Arthurian literature
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modern adaptations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight → |
| language |
Middle English
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| literaryMovement |
Middle English alliterative tradition
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| nationality |
English
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| notableWork |
Cleanness
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Patience → Pearl → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight → |
| regionAssociatedWith |
Northwest Midlands of England
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| religiousAffiliation |
likely Roman Catholic
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| religiousContext |
Christian
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| settingOfNotableWork |
Arthurian court (for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
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| styleCharacteristic |
alliterative long line
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complex stanza forms → rich symbolism → vivid natural imagery → |
| subjectOf |
Middle English literary scholarship
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| theme |
chivalry
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courtly love → divine grace → moral testing → mortality → sin and repentance → spiritual vision → |
| uncertainFact |
real personal name unknown
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| workCollectionLocation |
British Library Cotton Nero A.x manuscript
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| workForm |
dream vision (for Pearl)
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narrative poem → |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alliterative Revival
("Pearl Poet")
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Cotton Nero A.x ("Pearl Poet") → Cotton Nero A.x ("Gawain Poet") → Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection ("Pearl Poet") → Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection ("Gawain Poet") → Patience ("Gawain Poet") → |
associatedAuthor |
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Cleanness
("Pearl Poet")
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Patience ("Pearl Poet") → Pearl (poem) ("Pearl Poet") → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ("Gawain Poet") → Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ("Pearl Poet") → |
author |
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Lady Bertilak
("Pearl Poet")
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Lady Bertilak ("Gawain Poet") → |
createdBy |
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Bertilak de Hautdesert
("Pearl Poet")
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Bertilak de Hautdesert ("Gawain Poet") → |
workAuthor |
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The Gawain Poet
("Pearl Poet")
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alternativeName |
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Pearl (poem)
("Gawain Poet")
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alternativeNameForAuthor |
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Middle English
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hasNotableAuthor |
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Ricardian poets
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hasNotableMember |