The Shepherd's Week

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pastoral poem sequence poetry collection

The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.

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Label	Occurrences
The Shepherd's Week canonical	5
The Shepherd’s Week	5
The Shepherd's Week: Monday; or, The Squabble	1
The Shepherd's Week: Saturday; or, The Flights	1
The Shepherd's Week: introductory material	1
The Shepherd’s Week is structured around days of the week	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T242219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Shepherd's Week
Context triple: [John Gay, wrote, The Shepherd's Week]

A. Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
B. The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
C. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
D. The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
E. The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Shepherd's Week
Target entity description: The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.

A. Pastoral Friends
Pastoral Friends are a branch of Quakerism characterized by programmed worship services, pastoral leadership, and more evangelical Christian theology compared to traditional unprogrammed Friends.
B. The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
C. Eastertide
Eastertide is the liturgical season in the Christian calendar celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, spanning the weeks from Easter Sunday until Pentecost.
D. The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
E. The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	pastoral poem sequence ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ
author	John Gay ⓘ
centuryOfWork	18th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfPublication	1714 ⓘ
depicts	dialect speech of rural characters ⓘ
firstPublisher	Bernard Lintot ⓘ
focusesOn	rustic characters ⓘ
followedBy	Trivia; or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London ⓘ linked to: Trivia, or the Art of Walking the Streets of London
form	poetry ⓘ
genre	pastoral poetry ⓘ satirical poetry ⓘ
hasLiteraryForm	eclogue sequence ⓘ
hasMeter	varied verse forms ⓘ
hasPart	Friday; or, The Dirge ⓘ Monday; or, The Squabble ⓘ Saturday; or, The Flights ⓘ Thursday; or, The Spell ⓘ Tuesday; or, The Ditty ⓘ Wednesday; or, The Dumps ⓘ
hasReception	initially controversial among polite readers ⓘ later appreciated for humor and realism ⓘ
hasTheme	contrast between idealized and real rural life ⓘ love and courtship among rustics ⓘ social satire ⓘ
influencedBy	Alexander Pope ⓘ contemporary pastoral poets ⓘ
literaryMovement	Augustan literature ⓘ
literaryStyle	mock-pastoral ⓘ
narrativeForm	verse ⓘ
notableFor	burlesque of idealized shepherds ⓘ realistic depiction of country life ⓘ
numberOfParts	6 ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
parodies	Arcadian pastoral tradition ⓘ contemporary pastoral poetry ⓘ
partOf	English Augustan poetry ⓘ linked to: Augustan literature
publicationYear	1714 ⓘ
setting	English countryside ⓘ
structure	sequence of pastorals ⓘ
subjectMatter	rural life in England ⓘ
targetOfSatire	conventional pastoral clichés ⓘ
tone	comic ⓘ satirical ⓘ
workPeriodOfAuthor	early career of John Gay ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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

John Gay → wrote → The Shepherd's Week ⓘ

Monday; or, The Squabble → partOf → The Shepherd's Week ⓘ

Monday; or, The Squabble → followsInSeries → The Shepherd's Week: introductory material ⓘ