Mirour de l’Omme
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Mirour de l’Omme is a lengthy Middle French moral and allegorical poem by John Gower that explores human sin, virtue, and the nature of society.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mirour de l'Omme | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle French literature
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allegorical poem ⓘ moral poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| aim | moral instruction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mirror of Man
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Speculum Hominis ⓘ Speculum Meditantis ⓘ |
| author | John Gower ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 14th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Confessio Amantis
ⓘ
Vox Clamantis ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
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didactic literature ⓘ moral literature ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalCharacters |
personified vices
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personified virtues ⓘ |
| influenced | later moral poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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scholastic moral teaching ⓘ |
| language | Middle French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | medieval allegory ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
didactic mirror literature
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mirror for princes literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian morality
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human sin ⓘ nature of society ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| meter | octosyllabic couplets ⓘ |
| originalAudience |
literate medieval laypeople
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moral and religious readers ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | John Gower’s major works ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | allegorical landscape ⓘ |
| structure | long narrative poem ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian ethics
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social order ⓘ vices and virtues ⓘ |
| topic |
ethical behavior
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human condition ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| workOf | John Gower ⓘ |
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Mirour de l'Omme