Mac Flecknoe
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Mac Flecknoe is a satirical poem by John Dryden that mock-heroically attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of dullness.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mock-heroic poem
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satirical poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Restoration drama
ⓘ
literary patronage politics ⓘ |
| author | John Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
dullness in literature
ⓘ
literary incompetence ⓘ succession to a kingdom of dullness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Shadwell's dramatic works
ⓘ
bad poetry ⓘ |
| depicts | Shadwell as heir to a kingdom of dullness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Richard Flecknoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLineContains | All human things are subject to decay ⓘ |
| genre |
mock-heroic poetry
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | parody of "Mac" as in "Macbeth" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Dryden's collected poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | The Dunciad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryContext | Dryden–Shadwell feud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allusion
ⓘ
hyperbole ⓘ irony ⓘ mock-heroic inversion ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early major English mock-heroic satire ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English satire ⓘ |
| meter | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| mode | personal satire ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1682 ⓘ |
| parodies |
epic poetry conventions
ⓘ
heroic style ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Restoration political rivalries ⓘ |
| portraysAsHeir | Thomas Shadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysShadwellAs | successor to Flecknoe ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhymed iambic pentameter couplets ⓘ |
| setting | a decayed kingdom of dullness ⓘ |
| subject | Thomas Shadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire | Thomas Shadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
mock-heroic
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scornful ⓘ |
| usesCharacterAsAllegoryFor | Richard Flecknoe as king of dullness ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod | Restoration era ⓘ |
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