John Lydgate's Fall of Princes
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John Lydgate's *Fall of Princes* is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and legendary figures as moral exempla of the instability of worldly fortune.
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| John Lydgate's Fall of Princes canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: John Lydgate's Fall of Princes Context triple: [The Troy Book, relatedWork, John Lydgate's Fall of Princes]
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Piers Plowman
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The Life and Times of Chaucer
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Lydgate's Fall of Princes Target entity description: John Lydgate's *Fall of Princes* is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and legendary figures as moral exempla of the instability of worldly fortune.
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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.
Confessio Amantis
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.
-
C.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is the lavishly illustrated 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of Chaucer’s writings, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in book design and printing.
-
D.
The Life and Times of Chaucer
The Life and Times of Chaucer is a biographical and historical study by John Gardner that explores the life, works, and medieval world of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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didactic poem ⓘ mirror for princes ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Fall of Princes
NERFINISHED
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The Fall of Princes and Princesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Lydgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Laurent de Premierfait's French translation of Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| circulation | widely circulated in manuscript in 15th century England ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of biblical figures
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accounts of classical figures ⓘ accounts of medieval rulers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered one of Lydgate's major works ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
c. 1430s
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c. 1431–1439 ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose |
to illustrate the workings of Fortune
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to warn rulers against pride and vice ⓘ |
| function | mirror of princes handbook ⓘ |
| genre |
historical and legendary narrative
ⓘ
moral exemplum literature ⓘ |
| influence | later Tudor moral and historical writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurent de Premierfait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | nobility and princes ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| length | over 36,000 lines ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late medieval English literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
de casibus tragedy tradition
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medieval moral and didactic literature ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| moralStance | didactic and admonitory ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | narrator instructed by Boccaccio ⓘ |
| preservation | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting | various historical and legendary courts ⓘ |
| sourceWork | Giovanni Boccaccio's De casibus virorum illustrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | organized into books ⓘ |
| subject | falls of famous princes and great persons ⓘ |
| theme |
divine providence and judgment
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instability of worldly fortune ⓘ moral instruction through exempla ⓘ mutability of earthly power ⓘ vanity of worldly glory ⓘ |
| verseForm | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
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