Ricardian poets
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The Ricardian poets were a group of late 14th-century English writers, including figures like Geoffrey Chaucer, who developed sophisticated vernacular poetry during the reign of Richard II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ricardian poetry | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of poets
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literary movement ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf |
King Richard II of England
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surface form:
Richard II of England
|
| associatedWithWork |
Cleanness
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Confessio Amantis ⓘ Patience ⓘ Pearl ⓘ Piers Plowman ⓘ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ The Canterbury Tales ⓘ The House of Fame ⓘ The Legend of Good Women ⓘ Parliament of Fowls ⓘ
surface form:
The Parliament of Fowls
Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ |
| characteristic |
complex narrative structures
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courtly love conventions ⓘ experimentation with stanza forms ⓘ moral and philosophical themes ⓘ social and political commentary ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| developed | sophisticated vernacular poetry ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | Ricardian era ⓘ |
| genre | vernacular poetry ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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John Gower ⓘ John Lydgate ⓘ The Gawain Poet ⓘ Thomas Hoccleve ⓘ William Langland ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
late medieval England
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pre-Reformation England ⓘ |
| influenced |
15th-century English poets
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early Renaissance English literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French courtly poetry
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Italian literature ⓘ classical tradition ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Middle English literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King Richard II of England
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surface form:
Richard II of England
|
| region | England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| used |
allegory
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courtly style ⓘ dream vision form ⓘ rhyme royal stanza ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
courtly audiences
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urban literate audiences ⓘ |
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Ricardian poetry