Davideis

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Davideis is an unfinished religious epic poem by Abraham Cowley that retells the biblical story of King David in a heroic style.

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Davideis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic poem ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ
author Abraham Cowley ⓘ
authorBirthName Abraham Cowley ⓘ
authorNationality English ⓘ
basedOn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

biblical story of King David ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
genre heroic poem ⓘ
religious epic ⓘ
incompleteWork true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm poetry ⓘ
literaryMovement 17th-century English literature ⓘ
literaryPeriod Baroque literature ⓘ
linked to: Baroque
mainCharacter King David ⓘ
narrativeMode third-person narrative ⓘ
originalWorkTitle Davideis ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
settingPeriod biblical era ⓘ
subjectMatter biblical history ⓘ
life of King David ⓘ
theme divine providence ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
moral struggle ⓘ
religious faith ⓘ
war and conflict ⓘ

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Abraham Cowley → notableWork → Davideis ⓘ
Davideis → originalWorkTitle → Davideis ⓘ