The Man in Black

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allegorical figure fictional grieving lover literary character

The Man in Black is a grieving lover and central allegorical figure in Geoffrey Chaucer’s dream-vision poem "The Book of the Duchess."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure ⓘ
fictional grieving lover ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Book of the Duchess NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme courtly love ⓘ
grief ⓘ
loss ⓘ
mourning ⓘ
clothingColor black ⓘ
createdBy Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED ⓘ
dialogueWith the dreamer-narrator of The Book of the Duchess ⓘ
emotionalState grief-stricken ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
sorrowful ⓘ
firstAppearance The Book of the Duchess NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasMedium textual character ⓘ
languageOfWork Middle English ⓘ
literaryFormContext dream vision poem ⓘ
narrativeFunction to engage in consolatory dialogue ⓘ
to express and explore grief ⓘ
nationalLiteraryTradition English literature ⓘ
roleInWork central allegorical figure ⓘ
grieving lover ⓘ
symbolizes emotional suffering ⓘ
human sorrow ⓘ
the grieving lover ⓘ
timeOfCreationContext 14th century English literature ⓘ
workAuthorOccupationContext poet ⓘ

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the Black Knight → associatedWith → The Man in Black ⓘ
subject surface form: the Black Knight (The Book of the Duchess)