Christ's Tears over Jerusalem
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Christ's Tears over Jerusalem is a late 16th-century prose work by Thomas Nashe that blends religious meditation, social critique, and lamentation over the moral decay of London.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lamentation
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prose work ⓘ religious meditation ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
hypocrisy
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religious hypocrisy ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ social injustice ⓘ urban vice ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| form | extended prose discourse ⓘ |
| genre |
city lament
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didactic literature ⓘ prose ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
call to repentance
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denunciation of London’s sins ⓘ meditation on Christ's sorrow ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bible
NERFINISHED
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Gospel accounts of Christ weeping over Jerusalem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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biblical allusion ⓘ invective ⓘ rhetorical exhortation ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of Elizabethan religious prose
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example of early modern urban critique ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine judgment
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moral decay of London ⓘ religious reform ⓘ repentance ⓘ social corruption ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pierce Penniless
NERFINISHED
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The Unfortunate Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| symbolicSetting | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
English Protestants
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London citizens ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
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lamenting ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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