The Temple of Glas
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The Temple of Glas is a Middle English dream-vision poem by John Lydgate that explores themes of courtly love within an allegorical, richly descriptive setting.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Temple of Glas canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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allegorical poem ⓘ dream vision ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | early 15th century ⓘ |
| author | John Lydgate ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| contains |
catalogue of lovers
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complaint of the lover ⓘ descriptions of architectural splendor ⓘ prayers to Venus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describes | rituals of courtly love ⓘ |
| form | narrative poem ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly love literature
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dream vision poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cupid
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Venus ⓘ lady ⓘ lover ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
allegory
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dream vision framework ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geoffrey Chaucer
ⓘ
Roman de la Rose ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | complaint and petition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Chaucerian tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
courtly love tradition
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dream-vision tradition ⓘ |
| meter | rhyme royal ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | dream of the narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle English literary canon ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ababbcc ⓘ |
| setting | allegorical temple of glass ⓘ |
| settingType | dream landscape ⓘ |
| stanzaForm | seven-line stanza ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
laws of love
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relations between lover and lady ⓘ |
| theme |
allegorical representation of love
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courtly love ⓘ love sickness ⓘ service to a lady ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
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