The Gawain Poet

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The Gawain Poet is the anonymous 14th-century English poet best known for composing the Middle English alliterative masterpiece "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and several related religious and allegorical works.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pearl Poet 14
Gawain Poet 9
The Gawain Poet canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle English author
anonymous writer
medieval English poet
activeInCentury 14th century
activeInPeriod late 14th century
alternativeName Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
associatedManuscript Cotton Nero A.x
authorshipStatus anonymous
criticalReputation one of the greatest Middle English poets
dialect Northwest Midlands Middle English
floruit c. 1375–1400
genre allegorical poetry
alliterative poetry
chivalric romance
religious poetry
historicalContext Alliterative Revival
influenced later Arthurian literature
modern adaptations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
language Middle English
literaryMovement Middle English alliterative tradition
nationality English
notableWork Cleanness
Patience
Pearl
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
regionAssociatedWith Northwest Midlands of England
religiousAffiliation likely Roman Catholic
religiousContext Christian
linked to: Christianity
settingOfNotableWork Arthurian court (for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)
linked to: King Arthur's court
styleCharacteristic alliterative long line
complex stanza forms
rich symbolism
vivid natural imagery
subjectOf Middle English literary scholarship
theme chivalry
courtly love
divine grace
moral testing
mortality
sin and repentance
spiritual vision
uncertainFact real personal name unknown
workCollectionLocation British Library Cotton Nero A.x manuscript
workForm dream vision (for Pearl)
narrative poem
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle English hasNotableAuthor The Gawain Poet
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight author Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight author Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
The Gawain Poet alternativeName Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Ricardian poets hasNotableMember The Gawain Poet
Bertilak de Hautdesert workAuthor Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Bertilak de Hautdesert workAuthor Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Lady Bertilak createdBy Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Lady Bertilak createdBy Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Cotton Nero A.x associatedAuthor Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Cotton Nero A.x associatedAuthor Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection associatedAuthor Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection associatedAuthor Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Pearl (poem) author Pearl Poet
subject linked to: Pearl
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Pearl (poem) alternativeNameForAuthor Gawain Poet
subject linked to: Pearl
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Patience author Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Patience associatedAuthor Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Cleanness author Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Alliterative Revival associatedAuthor Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Northwest Midlands of England associatedWithAuthor Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
pentangle describedBy Gawain-poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Lord of Hautdesert createdBy Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Lord of Hautdesert createdBy Gawain Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Purity author Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Purity associatedWith Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Pearl-maiden createdBy Pearl-poet (Gawain-poet)
subject linked to: the Pearl-maiden
linked to: The Gawain Poet
Lord Bertilak createdBy Pearl Poet
linked to: The Gawain Poet