Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medieval collection of anecdotes
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| gptkbp:contains |
anecdotes
historical legends fables moral stories tales with Christian morals |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:England
gptkb:Germany |
| gptkbp:date |
late 13th century
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1472
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| gptkbp:genre |
moral tales
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Gesta Romanorum
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkb:William_Shakespeare gptkb:John_Gower |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Latin
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Bodleian Library MS Douce 310
British Library Harley MS 7333 |
| gptkbp:notableRelease |
Hermann Oesterley edition (1872)
|
| gptkbp:significance |
popular in Middle Ages
source for later European literature |
| gptkbp:structure |
stories followed by moral interpretations
|
| gptkbp:subject |
folk
Roman history Christian morality biblical stories classical legends |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
Charles Swan (1824)
W.B.D. D. Turnbull (1842) |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
moral instruction
sermon illustration |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Israel_Gollancz
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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