The Book of the Duchess

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf poem
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical performances
modern retellings
gptkbp:artMovement allegory
symbolism
imagery
gptkbp:author gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkbp:availableFormats print
digital
audiobook
gptkbp:criticalReception analyzed for its themes
discussed in literary criticism
recognized as an important work
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced later poets
studied in literature courses
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Blanche_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:firstPublished circa_1369
gptkbp:genre dream vision
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined for its structure
analyzed for its emotional depth
discussed in feminist readings
interpreted for its symbolism
compared_to_other_works_of_Chaucer
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:medieval_England
courtly love tradition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of the Duchess
gptkbp:influencedBy French_poetry
Italian_poetry
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Ovid
Boethius
gptkbp:inspiration historical events
Chaucer's_personal_experiences
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_English
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person narrative
dream narrative
gptkbp:notableFeature the narrator
the lady
the grieving knight
gptkbp:publishedIn 14th century
manuscript form
gptkbp:relatedPatent The Canterbury Tales
Troilus and Criseyde
gptkbp:setting dream world
gptkbp:structureType rhyme royal
gptkbp:style meter
stanzas
gptkbp:theme love
grief
loss