Satires
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Satires is a series of early verse satires by John Donne that sharply critique social, religious, and literary hypocrisy in late 16th-century England.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poetry collection
ⓘ
verse satire ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical conduct
ⓘ
questions of conscience ⓘ religious allegiance ⓘ |
| author | John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript circulation in Donne's lifetime ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | c. 1590s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| critiques |
corrupt clergy
ⓘ
courtly culture ⓘ literary affectation ⓘ religious factionalism ⓘ social pretension ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Satire I
ⓘ
Satire II NERFINISHED ⓘ Satire III NERFINISHED ⓘ Satire IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Satire V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Horace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juvenal NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Roman satire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of English verse satire
ⓘ
important work in John Donne's early career ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
colloquial diction
ⓘ
conceits ⓘ dramatic monologue elements ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Elizabethan society
ⓘ
literary hypocrisy ⓘ morality ⓘ religion ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| meter | irregular verse ⓘ |
| movement | Metaphysical poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | John Donne's poetic works ⓘ |
| setting | late 16th-century England ⓘ |
| timeOfWork | late 16th century ⓘ |
| tone |
acerbic
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didactic ⓘ polemical ⓘ |
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