Winner and Waster
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Winner and Waster is a 14th-century Middle English alliterative poem that debates the merits of wealth and generosity within a vividly satirical narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winner and Waster canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English alliterative poem
ⓘ
debate poem ⓘ satirical poem ⓘ |
| anonymousWork | true ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | mid-14th century ⓘ |
| audience | courtly and aristocratic readers ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | author unknown ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Piers Plowman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | important example of the Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| discusses |
liberality versus avarice
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proper use of wealth ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Waster
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Winner ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | allegorical personification ⓘ |
| genre | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
Middle English literature
ⓘ
medieval English poetry ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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alliteration ⓘ personification ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
debate
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Middle English alliterative tradition ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
generosity
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social satire ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative long line ⓘ |
| movement | Alliterative Revival ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | allegorical debate ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in a limited number of manuscripts ⓘ |
| rhetoricalMode | debate and invective ⓘ |
| setting | medieval English court ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue between personifications ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtly life
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economic ethics ⓘ royal governance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
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satirical ⓘ |
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