The Abbot and the Learned Lady
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"The Abbot and the Learned Lady" is one of Erasmus’s satirical Latin dialogues, presenting a witty exchange that critiques religious and social conventions through the conversation between a cleric and an educated woman.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin dialogue
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ satirical dialogue ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| author | Desiderius Erasmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
religious practices
ⓘ
social norms ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasWittyDialogue | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated readers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Northern Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
abbot
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learned lady ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| portrays | learned woman engaging in theological discussion ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | conversation between cleric and educated woman ⓘ |
| theme |
clerical hypocrisy
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critique of religious conventions ⓘ critique of social conventions ⓘ education and learning ⓘ role of women in intellectual life ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
dialogic argument
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irony ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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