The Queen's Wake

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The Queen's Wake is an 1813 narrative poem by Scottish writer James Hogg, best known for its ballad-like tales framed around a poetic contest held at the court of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
narrative poem
author James Hogg NERFINISHED
containsPoem Kilmeny NERFINISHED
The Abbot Mackinnon NERFINISHED
The Bard's Incantation NERFINISHED
The Fate of Macgregor NERFINISHED
The Mad Lay of Ellen NERFINISHED
The Mermaid NERFINISHED
The Vision NERFINISHED
The Witch of Fife NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Scotland
firstEditionFormat octavo
firstEditionYear 1813
followedBy Mador of the Moor NERFINISHED
frameStoryTheme competition among bards
genre ballad
narrative poetry
hasIllustratedEdition yes
hasPrefaceBy James Hogg NERFINISHED
historicalFigureDepicted David Rizzio NERFINISHED
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell NERFINISHED
Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED
includes authorial notes
influenced reputation of James Hogg as a poet
isMajorWorkOf James Hogg NERFINISHED
literaryForm frame narrative
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED
narrativeDevice poetic contest
notableFor revival of Scottish ballad tradition
use of multiple narrative voices
numberOfBardsInContest twelve GENERATED
originalLanguage English
periodDepicted 16th century Scotland
placeOfPublication Edinburgh NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
publicationDate 1813
publisher George Goldie NERFINISHED
setting court of Mary, Queen of Scots
structure series of ballad-like tales
theme Scottish national identity
fate
loyalty
political intrigue
prophecy
supernatural
timeOfComposition early 19th century

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James Hogg notableWork The Queen's Wake