major work of William Dunbar
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The Goldyn Targe is a prominent Middle Scots allegorical poem by William Dunbar, celebrated for its intricate symbolism, courtly love themes, and richly ornate style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| major work of William Dunbar canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Scots poem
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allegorical poem ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scottish court culture ⓘ |
| author | William Dunbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| closingDevice | abrupt awakening from dream ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
personified Beauty
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personified Fortune ⓘ personified Love ⓘ personified Pleasure ⓘ personified Reason ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
courtly garden
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dream vision ⓘ ship and sea imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| form | stanzaic poem ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poetry
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courtly love poetry ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | dream, allegorical encounter, awakening ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dream allegory ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Chaucerian tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Scottish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
major work of William Dunbar
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one of the most celebrated poems in Middle Scots literature ⓘ |
| meter | rhyme royal ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courtly love themes
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intricate symbolism ⓘ ornate style ⓘ |
| openingDevice | May morning description ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Bannatyne Manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | idealized springtime landscape ⓘ |
| style |
elaborate rhetorical devices
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highly ornate diction ⓘ rich descriptive imagery ⓘ |
| symbol | golden target as shield of reason ⓘ |
| theme |
imagination
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love ⓘ reason ⓘ the power of beauty ⓘ the vulnerability of reason to passion ⓘ |
| uses | personification allegory ⓘ |
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