Speculum Meditantis
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Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speculum Meditantis canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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allegorical poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mirour de l’Omme
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Mirror of Man ⓘ |
| author | John Gower ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| explores |
human sinfulness
ⓘ
repentance ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ virtues and vices ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical literature
ⓘ
didactic poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
ⓘ
medieval moral philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian readers ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | moral edification ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | medieval allegory ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique | personification allegory ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ morality ⓘ religion ⓘ sin and virtue ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | mirror-for-the-soul ⓘ |
| partOf | John Gower’s poetic corpus ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| structure | allegorical framework ⓘ |
| subjectOf | medieval literary scholarship ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John Gower ⓘ |
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