Dafydd ap Gwilym
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Dafydd ap Gwilym was a 14th-century Welsh poet renowned for his innovative and lyrical cywyddau and love poetry, and is often regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Welsh language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dafydd ap Gwilym canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh poet
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person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth | early 14th century ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | mid 14th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Welsh bardic tradition ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | central figure in the canon of Welsh literature ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest poets in the Welsh language ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh people ⓘ |
| floruit | 14th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ satirical poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Dafydd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Welsh poets ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative use of the cywydd metre
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lyrical love poetry ⓘ vivid nature imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Welsh language ⓘ |
| legacy |
major influence on the development of Welsh lyric poetry
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regarded as a national poet of Wales ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
awdl
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cywydd ⓘ |
| movement | medieval Welsh literature ⓘ |
| name | Dafydd ap Gwilym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Welsh language ⓘ |
| notableWork | Cywyddau (Welsh metrical poems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ceredigion (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubjectOf |
Dafydd ap Gwilym (poetry collections)
NERFINISHED
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scholarly studies of medieval Welsh poetry ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex internal rhyme and cynghanedd
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personal and emotional voice unusual for his period ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | survives mainly in later manuscripts ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
love
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nature ⓘ satire of social and religious figures ⓘ the Welsh landscape ⓘ |
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