The Fortunes of Men
E505433
The Fortunes of Men is an Old English poem that reflects on the unpredictable and varied destinies allotted to humans, preserved in the Exeter Book manuscript.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 10th century ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfManuscript | late 10th century ⓘ |
| audience | Anglo-Saxon Christian audience ⓘ |
| catalogues | different deaths and life paths of men ⓘ |
| collection | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedIn | Exeter Book folios (specific folio numbers vary by edition) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| emphasizes | dependence of human life on God’s will ⓘ |
| focus |
lot assigned to individuals by God
ⓘ
varied destinies of men ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast
ⓘ
enumeration ⓘ gnomic statement ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| mode | didactic-gnomic ⓘ |
| originalScript | Old English runic and Latin alphabet mixture is not used; it uses Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| period | early medieval ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant in a single manuscript ⓘ |
| primaryConcern | moral instruction through examples of fortune ⓘ |
| reflectsBeliefSystem |
Christian worldview
ⓘ
Germanic heroic tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Maxims I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maxims II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gifts of Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repository | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Old English studies
ⓘ
medieval English literature ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| setting | generalized human society rather than specific locale ⓘ |
| structure | catalogue of different life outcomes ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ fate ⓘ human destiny ⓘ moral reflection ⓘ social roles ⓘ unpredictability of life ⓘ |
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