Beunans Ke

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Beunans Ke is a Middle Cornish verse drama recounting the life and miracles of Saint Ke, notable as one of the few surviving examples of medieval Cornish literature.

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instanceOf Middle Cornish verse drama
medieval Cornish literary work
saint’s life
associatedWith Cornish Christianity
Saint Ke
countryOfOrigin Cornwall
culturalContext Celtic Christianity
genre hagiography
religious drama
hasCharacter Saint Ke
hasForm dramatic dialogue
narrative verse
hasWorkTitleInEnglish The Life of Saint Ke
language Middle Cornish
linked to: Late Middle Cornish
literaryForm verse
literaryLanguage Insular Celtic language
literaryTradition Cornish miracle play tradition
medium manuscript
notableFor being one of the few surviving examples of medieval Cornish literature
partOf medieval Cornish drama corpus
period Middle Ages
recounts life of Saint Ke
miracles of Saint Ke
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
religiousContext Roman Catholicism
setting Cornwall
subject Christian sainthood
miracle stories
religious devotion
writtenIn Middle Cornish period

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Cornish hasNotableMedievalWork Beunans Ke