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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The Queen's Wake canonical 2
The Queen’s Wake 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
narrative poem
author James Hogg
containsPoem Kilmeny
The Abbot Mackinnon
The Bard's Incantation
The Fate of Macgregor
The Mad Lay of Ellen
The Mermaid
The Vision
The Witch of Fife
countryOfOrigin Scotland
firstEditionFormat octavo
firstEditionYear 1813
followedBy Mador of the Moor
frameStoryTheme competition among bards
genre ballad
narrative poetry
hasIllustratedEdition yes
hasPrefaceBy James Hogg
historicalFigureDepicted David Rizzio
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
Mary, Queen of Scots
includes authorial notes
influenced reputation of James Hogg as a poet
isMajorWorkOf James Hogg
literaryForm frame narrative
literaryMovement Romanticism
mainCharacter Mary, Queen of Scots
narrativeDevice poetic contest
notableFor revival of Scottish ballad tradition
use of multiple narrative voices
numberOfBardsInContest twelve
originalLanguage English
periodDepicted 16th century Scotland
placeOfPublication Edinburgh
London
linked to: London, England
publicationDate 1813
publisher George Goldie
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
James Hogg notableWork The Queen's Wake
subject linked to: Hogg
Ettrick Shepherd notableWork The Queen’s Wake
linked to: The Queen's Wake