Friday; or, The Dirge
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"Friday; or, The Dirge" is a mock-pastoral poem by John Gay, included as one of the days in his satirical cycle The Shepherd's Week.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friday; or, The Dirge canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mock-pastoral poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | John Gay ⓘ |
| author | John Gay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral poetry
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasMode |
burlesque
ⓘ
comic ⓘ |
| hasSatiricalTarget |
contemporary pastoral poets
ⓘ
pastoral conventions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mock-heroic treatment of rustic subjects
ⓘ
parody of idealized rural life ⓘ |
| includedInCycle |
The Shepherd's Week
ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Monday; or, The Squabble
The Shepherd's Week ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Saturday; or, The Flights
Thursday; or, The Spell ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Thursday; or, The Spell
Tuesday; or, The Ditty ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Tuesday; or, The Ditty
Wednesday; or, The Dumps ⓘ
surface form:
The Shepherd's Week: Wednesday; or, The Dumps
|
| isSatiricalCycleComponent | The Shepherd's Week ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 18th century English literature ⓘ |
| meterType | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | The Shepherd's Week ⓘ |
| usesPastoralSetting | yes ⓘ |
| usesRusticCharacters | yes ⓘ |
| workTitle | Friday; or, The Dirge self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.