Life of John Gay
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Life of John Gay is a biographical essay by Samuel Johnson that appears as one of the poet lives in his collection The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical essay
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literary biography ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Samuel Johnson’s critical project ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical records of John Gay’s life ⓘ |
| biographicalSubjectNationality | English ⓘ |
| biographicalSubjectOccupation |
dramatist
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poet ⓘ |
| collectionEditor | Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEvaluationOf |
John Gay’s influence on English drama
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John Gay’s literary merit GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalApproach |
historical criticism
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moral criticism ⓘ |
| discusses |
The Beggar’s Opera
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dramatic works of John Gay ⓘ poetry of John Gay ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | neoclassical prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Lives of the Poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInCollectionBy | Samuel Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers of English literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodDiscussed | 18th-century English literature ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
character of John Gay
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life of John Gay ⓘ works of John Gay ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective |
biographical
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critical ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Life of Alexander Pope
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Life of Dryden NERFINISHED ⓘ Life of Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | one of the poet lives ⓘ |
| subject | John Gay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitle | Life of John Gay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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