Monday; or, The Squabble
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"Monday; or, The Squabble" is a mock-pastoral poem by John Gay, forming one section of his satirical cycle The Shepherd's Week that parodies the conventions of classical pastoral poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monday; or, The Squabble canonical | 4 |
| The Shepherd's Week: Monday; or, The Squabble | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mock-pastoral poem
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poem ⓘ satirical poem ⓘ |
| author | John Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| followsInSeries |
The Shepherd's Week
ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: introductory material
|
| genre |
mock-pastoral
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pastoral poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| hasMeter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalTarget |
high-style pastoral conventions
ⓘ
idealized shepherd life in classical pastorals ⓘ |
| hasSectionOf |
Monday; or, The Squabble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Monday; or, The Squabble
|
| hasSubjectMatter | quarrels among rustic characters ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Monday; or, The Squabble self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| parodies |
classical pastoral poetry
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conventions of pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | The Shepherd's Week ⓘ |
| precedesInSeries |
Tuesday; or, The Ditty
ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Tuesday; or, The Ditty
|
| relatedAuthor | Alexander Pope ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Shepherd's Week ⓘ |
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
burlesque
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irony ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| workIn | English literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Monday; or, The Squabble