The Shepherd's Week
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The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pastoral poem sequence
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | John Gay ⓘ |
| centuryOfWork | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1714 ⓘ |
| depicts | dialect speech of rural characters ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Bernard Lintot ⓘ |
| focusesOn | rustic characters ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Trivia, or the Art of Walking the Streets of London
ⓘ
surface form:
Trivia; or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London
|
| form | poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral poetry
ⓘ
satirical poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | eclogue sequence ⓘ |
| hasMeter | varied verse forms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Friday; or, The Dirge
ⓘ
Monday; or, The Squabble ⓘ Saturday; or, The Flights ⓘ Thursday; or, The Spell ⓘ Tuesday; or, The Ditty ⓘ Wednesday; or, The Dumps ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially controversial among polite readers
ⓘ
later appreciated for humor and realism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contrast between idealized and real rural life
ⓘ
love and courtship among rustics ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Pope
ⓘ
contemporary pastoral poets ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | mock-pastoral ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | verse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
burlesque of idealized shepherds
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realistic depiction of country life ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Arcadian pastoral tradition
ⓘ
contemporary pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Augustan literature
ⓘ
surface form:
English Augustan poetry
|
| publicationYear | 1714 ⓘ |
| setting | English countryside ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of pastorals ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | rural life in England ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire | conventional pastoral clichés ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | early career of John Gay ⓘ |