The Vision of Sir Launfal
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The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vision of Sir Launfal canonical | 8 |
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Target entity: The Vision of Sir Launfal Context triple: [James Russell Lowell, notableWork, The Vision of Sir Launfal]
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
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C.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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D.
The Owl and the Nightingale
The Owl and the Nightingale is a Middle English narrative poem featuring a lively debate between an owl and a nightingale, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important works of English vernacular literature.
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E.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Vision of Sir Launfal Target entity description: The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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A.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
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B.
Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
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C.
The Dream of the Rood
The Dream of the Rood is an Old English Christian poem that presents a visionary, first-person account of Christ’s crucifixion narrated by the Cross itself.
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D.
The Owl and the Nightingale
The Owl and the Nightingale is a Middle English narrative poem featuring a lively debate between an owl and a nightingale, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important works of English vernacular literature.
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E.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | James Russell Lowell ⓘ |
| basedOn | Holy Grail legend ⓘ |
| centralSymbol |
Holy Grail
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cup of cold water ⓘ |
| contains |
Part I
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Part II ⓘ Prelude I ⓘ Prelude II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
a beggar at the castle gate
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contrast between wealth and poverty ⓘ |
| didactic | true ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | moral transformation of a knight ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthurian legend
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Christian ethics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | popular 19th-century American poem ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sir Launfal ⓘ |
| moral |
the Holy Grail is found through selfless love
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true wealth lies in compassion for the poor ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | vision ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableLine | "Not what we give, but what we share,— / For the gift without the giver is bare" ⓘ |
| periodOfAction | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publisher |
Ticknor, Reed & Fields
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surface form:
Ticknor, Reed and Fields
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| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| resolution | Sir Launfal attains spiritual insight through charity ⓘ |
| setting |
castle of Sir Launfal
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medieval Europe ⓘ |
| structure | two-part poem ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian charity
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charity ⓘ humility ⓘ inner versus outer wealth ⓘ redemption ⓘ social justice ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
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