The Holy Fair

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"The Holy Fair" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and the social atmosphere surrounding Scottish communion gatherings.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
The Holy Fair canonical 3
"The Holy Fair" 1
Holy Fair (historical) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poem ⓘ
satirical poem ⓘ
associatedWith Kirk of Scotland practices ⓘ
Scottish Enlightenment culture ⓘ
author Robert Burns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
criticizes moral pretence ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
self-righteous clergy ⓘ
features caricatured religious figures ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ
vernacular Scots diction ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact frequently studied in Scottish literature courses ⓘ
important example of Burns' religious satire ⓘ
hasNarrativeVoice first-person observer ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement Romantic-era poetry ⓘ
Scottish literature ⓘ
mainTheme Scottish Presbyterianism ⓘ
communion gatherings ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
social behavior at religious events ⓘ
partOf Robert Burns' early poetry ⓘ
publicationStatus published ⓘ
setting Mauchline ⓘ
a Scottish communion season ⓘ
tone humorous ⓘ
ironic ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Poems of Robert Burns → containsWork → The Holy Fair ⓘ
Colloquia → hasPart → The Godly Feast ⓘ
linked to: The Holy Fair
Mauchline → hasCulturalEvent → Holy Fair (historical) ⓘ
linked to: The Holy Fair
Mauchline Holy Fair site → linkedWork → "The Holy Fair" ⓘ
linked to: The Holy Fair