William Dunbar
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William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Middle Scots writer
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Scottish poet → makar → person → |
| activePeriod |
early 16th century
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late 15th century → |
| associatedWith |
James IV of Scotland
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Scottish Renaissance → |
| citizenship |
Scotland
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| contributedTo |
development of Scots as a literary language
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| education |
University of St Andrews
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| employer |
James IV of Scotland
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| era |
pre-Reformation Scotland
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| floruit |
c. 1490–1513
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| genre |
allegorical poetry
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poetry → religious poetry → satire → |
| hasCanonicalStatus |
major figure in early Scots literature
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| influenced |
later Scots poets
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| knownFor |
contribution to early Scots literature
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richly inventive verse → |
| language |
Middle Scots
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| literaryMovement |
Northern Renaissance
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| literaryReputation |
one of the greatest Scottish makars
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| mentionedIn |
The Bannatyne Manuscript
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| name |
William Dunbar
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| nationality |
Kingdom of Scotland
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| notableWork |
Lament for the Makaris
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The Goldyn Targe → The Thrissil and the Rois → The Tretis of the Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo → |
| occupation |
court poet
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poet → |
| partOf |
tradition of the Scottish makars
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| poeticFormUsed |
aureate diction
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ballade → complaint → |
| region |
Lowland Scotland
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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| style |
complex rhyme schemes
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linguistic inventiveness → |
| theme |
courtly love
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morality and death → religious devotion → social satire → |
| workLocation |
Scottish royal court
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy
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associatedWith |
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The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedy
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author |
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Scots
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hasNotableAuthor |
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William Dunbar
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name |