Confessio Amantis
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Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confessio Amantis canonical | 15 |
| Books 1–8 of Confessio Amantis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Confessio Amantis Context triple: [John Gower, notableWork, Confessio Amantis]
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Piers Plowman
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The Legend of Good Women
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C.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a landmark Middle English literary work comprising a series of stories told by pilgrims on a journey to Canterbury, celebrated for its vivid characterization and social satire.
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Donde Plowman
Donde Plowman is an American academic administrator and leadership scholar who serves as the chief executive of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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The Vision of Sir Launfal
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Confessio Amantis Target entity description: Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
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A.
Piers Plowman
Piers Plowman is a major Middle English allegorical poem, attributed to William Langland, that explores social justice and Christian spirituality through a series of dream visions.
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B.
The Legend of Good Women
The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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C.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a landmark Middle English literary work comprising a series of stories told by pilgrims on a journey to Canterbury, celebrated for its vivid characterization and social satire.
-
D.
Donde Plowman
Donde Plowman is an American academic administrator and leadership scholar who serves as the chief executive of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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E.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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frame tale ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ |
| alternateName | The Lover’s Confession ⓘ |
| author | John Gower ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
confession
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ethics of love ⓘ love ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
King Richard II of England
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surface form:
Richard II of England
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| completionDate | c. 1390 ⓘ |
| contains |
biblical stories
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exempla drawn from classical sources ⓘ medieval legends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
King Richard II of England
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surface form:
Richard II of England
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| featuresCharacter |
Genius
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Venus ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly love literature
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didactic literature ⓘ moral allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book 1
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Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ Book 4 ⓘ Book 5 ⓘ Book 6 ⓘ Book 7 ⓘ Book 8 ⓘ Prologue ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1386 ⓘ |
| influenced | later English moral and narrative poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bible
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Ovid ⓘ courtly love tradition ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| laterDedicatedTo |
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
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surface form:
Henry of Lancaster
|
| length | over 30,000 lines ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Ricardian poets
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surface form:
Ricardian poetry
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| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Amans ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in numerous medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | lover’s confession to Genius ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of moral instruction and narrative tales
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extensive use of exempla ⓘ relatively clear Middle English style ⓘ |
| setting | allegorical court of Venus ⓘ |
| structure | series of tales organized by the Seven Deadly Sins ⓘ |
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