Vox Clamantis
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Vox Clamantis is a Middle English and Latin allegorical poem by John Gower that reflects on the social and moral upheavals of 14th-century England, including the Peasants' Revolt.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vox Clamantis canonical | 18 |
| Books I–VII of Vox Clamantis | 1 |
| Vox clamantis in deserto | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literature work
ⓘ
Middle English literature work ⓘ allegorical poem ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Peasants' Revolt of 1381 ⓘ |
| author | John Gower ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Geoffrey Chaucer
ⓘ
Peasants' Revolt of 1381 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
ⓘ
Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ Book VII ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Richard II ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian moral theology
ⓘ
biblical prophetic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
dream vision ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late medieval literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | major work of John Gower ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Peasants' Revolt of 1381
ⓘ
critique of contemporary society ⓘ moral reform ⓘ social upheaval in 14th-century England ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Confessio Amantis
ⓘ
Mirour de l’Omme ⓘ
surface form:
Mirour de l'Omme
|
| religiousContext | Christian moral framework ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption of clergy
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ responsibility of rulers ⓘ role of kingship ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 14th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Voice of One Crying ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | John Gower ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vox clamantis in deserto
subject surface form:
Book II (Vox Clamantis)
this entity surface form:
Books I–VII of Vox Clamantis
subject surface form:
Book VI (Vox Clamantis)