Parliament of Fowls
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Parliament of Fowls is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that satirically explores themes of love and choice through a gathering of birds on St. Valentine’s Day.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Parliament of Fowls | 2 |
| Parlement of Foules | 1 |
| Parliament of Fowls canonical | 1 |
| The Assembly of Fowls | 1 |
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Target entity: Parliament of Fowls Context triple: [Geoffrey Chaucer, notableWork, Parliament of Fowls]
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The Owl and the Nightingale
The Owl and the Nightingale is a Middle English narrative poem featuring a lively debate between an owl and a nightingale, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important works of English vernacular literature.
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B.
Hall of Birds
Hall of Birds is a major ornithological exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum showcasing diverse bird species, their evolution, and ecological roles.
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C.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Parliament of Fowls Target entity description: Parliament of Fowls is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that satirically explores themes of love and choice through a gathering of birds on St. Valentine’s Day.
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A.
The Owl and the Nightingale
The Owl and the Nightingale is a Middle English narrative poem featuring a lively debate between an owl and a nightingale, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important works of English vernacular literature.
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B.
Hall of Birds
Hall of Birds is a major ornithological exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum showcasing diverse bird species, their evolution, and ecological roles.
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C.
Harrow Songs
Harrow Songs are a celebrated collection of traditional school songs closely associated with the culture and history of Harrow School in England.
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D.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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E.
The Castle
The Castle is the iconic red sandstone building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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allegorical poem ⓘ dream vision ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parliament of Fowls
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surface form:
The Assembly of Fowls
The Parliament of Birds ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1380–1382 ⓘ |
| author | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| centralEvent | assembly of birds to choose mates ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Nature
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the formel eagle ⓘ three tercel eagles ⓘ various species of birds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| frameNarrative | dream vision of the narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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dream vision ⓘ love poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later English love poetry
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later Valentine’s Day literary traditions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Boccaccio’s Teseida
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Cicero’s Dream of Scipio ⓘ Macrobius’s Commentary on the Dream of Scipio ⓘ Somnium Scipionis ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 700 lines ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Middle English literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of Chaucer’s dream-vision poetry
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one of the earliest works linking St. Valentine’s Day with romantic love ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
choice in love
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courtly love ⓘ free will ⓘ love ⓘ political allegory ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | preserved in several Middle English manuscripts ⓘ |
| meter | rhyme royal ⓘ |
| narrator | first-person dreamer ⓘ |
| openingSourceText | Cicero’s Dream of Scipio ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Parliament of Fowls
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Parlement of Foules
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| partOf |
The Canterbury Tales
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surface form:
Chaucerian canon
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| rhymeScheme | ababbcc ⓘ |
| setting |
Valentine's Day
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surface form:
St. Valentine’s Day
a garden of love ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous poem ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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