Sir David Lyndsay

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Sir David Lyndsay was a prominent 16th-century Scottish poet, courtier, and satirist known for his influential works critiquing church and state.

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instanceOf Scottish poet
courtier
dramatist
person
satirist
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Scotland
criticized Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
abuses of the nobility
corruption in the church
social injustice
dateOfBirth circa 1490
dateOfDeath circa 1555
educatedAt University of St Andrews NERFINISHED
employer James V of Scotland NERFINISHED
Scottish royal court NERFINISHED
floruit 16th century
gender male
genre morality play
poetry
satire
hasHonorificPrefix Sir
hasSubject church reform
moral instruction
political satire
influenced Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED
later Scottish literature
languageOfWorkOrName Middle Scots NERFINISHED
Scots NERFINISHED
movement Scottish Renaissance NERFINISHED
notableWork Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis NERFINISHED
The Complaynt of the Papingo NERFINISHED
The Dreme NERFINISHED
The Testament and Complaynt of the Papyngo NERFINISHED
The Tragedie of the Cardinall NERFINISHED
occupation courtier
diplomat
herald
poet
satirist
placeOfBirth Fife NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland NERFINISHED
Lyon King of Arms NERFINISHED
workLocation Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scottish royal court NERFINISHED
wrote Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis NERFINISHED
The Complaynt of the Papingo NERFINISHED
The Dreme NERFINISHED
The Tragedie of the Cardinall NERFINISHED
religious reformist poetry

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The Bannatyne Manuscript containsWorkBy Sir David Lyndsay