Davideis

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Davideis is an unfinished religious epic poem by Abraham Cowley that retells the biblical story of King David in a heroic style.

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instanceOf epic poem
religious poem
author Abraham Cowley NERFINISHED
authorBirthName Abraham Cowley NERFINISHED
authorNationality English
basedOn Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
biblical story of King David
countryOfOrigin England
genre heroic poem
religious epic
incompleteWork true
language English
literaryForm poetry
literaryMovement 17th-century English literature
literaryPeriod Baroque literature NERFINISHED
mainCharacter King David NERFINISHED
narrativeMode third-person narrative
originalWorkTitle Davideis NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
settingPeriod biblical era
subjectMatter biblical history
life of King David
theme divine providence
kingship
moral struggle
religious faith
war and conflict

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Abraham Cowley notableWork Davideis