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.

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Friday; or, The Dirge canonical 4

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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

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The Shepherd's Week hasPart Friday; or, The Dirge
Friday; or, The Dirge workTitle Friday; or, The Dirge self-link
Tuesday; or, The Ditty relatedWork Friday; or, The Dirge
Wednesday; or, The Dumps relatedWork Friday; or, The Dirge