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John Lydgate

John Lydgate of Bury (c. 1370 – c. 1451) was an English monk and poet, born in Lidgate, near Haverhill, Suffolk, England.

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Occupation
Poet, Monk
Alma mater
University of Oxford (probably Gloucester College)
Born
c. 1370 Lidgate, Suffolk, Kingdom of England
Church
Catholic Church
Died
c.1451(1451-00-00) (aged 80–81) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Kingdom of England
Genres
allegories, fables, lyrics (religious & secular), narrative poems, romances

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John Lydgate

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related to Modern renditions · 24
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John Lydgate → Allan Mitchell, Early English Text Society, EETS, Glass, Henry Noble MacCracken, Kalamazoo, London, Medieval Institute Publications, MI, Part, Secular Poems, Series, TEAMS Middle English Texts, The Lydgate Canon, The Minor Poems, The Religious Poems, The Temple
related to External links · 12
John Lydgate → Bibliography, Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Fall, Internet ArchiveWorks, Lydgate's, New York, Open LibraryHerbermann, OPenn, Project GutenbergWorks, Robert Appleton Company, The Online Medieval Sources
Ordination · 3
John Lydgate → 1389 (as subdeacon), 1393 (as deacon), 1397 (as priest)
Alma mater · 1
John Lydgate → University of Oxford (probably Gloucester College)
Born · 1
John Lydgate → c. 1370 Lidgate, Suffolk, Kingdom of England
Church · 1
John Lydgate → Catholic Church
Died · 1
John Lydgate → c.1451(1451-00-00) (aged 80–81) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Kingdom of England
Genres · 1
John Lydgate → allegories, fables, lyrics (religious & secular), narrative poems, romances
John Lydgate · 1
John Lydgate → John LydgateWriting careerYears activec. 1406-1451PeriodMedievalGenresallegories, fables, lyrics (religious & secular), narrative poems, romancesSubjectsclassical antiquity, his…

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John LydgateAlma materUniversity of Oxford (probably Gloucester College)1.00infobox
John LydgateBornc. 1370 Lidgate, Suffolk, Kingdom of England1.00infobox
John LydgateChurchCatholic Church1.00infobox
John LydgateDiedc.1451(1451-00-00) (aged 80–81) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Kingdom of England1.00infobox
John LydgateGenresallegories, fables, lyrics (religious & secular), narrative poems, romances1.00infobox
John LydgateJohn LydgateJohn LydgateWriting careerYears activec. 1406-1451PeriodMedievalGenresallegories, fables, lyrics (religious & secular), narrative poems, romancesSubjectsclassical antiquity, his…1.00infobox
John LydgateLiterary movementChaucerian,1.00infobox
John LydgateNotable worksThe Troy Book, The Life of Our Lady1.00infobox
John LydgateOccupationPoet, Monk1.00infobox
John LydgateOrdination1389 (as subdeacon)1.00infobox
John LydgateOrdination1393 (as deacon)1.00infobox
John LydgateOrdination1397 (as priest)1.00infobox
John LydgatePeriodMedieval1.00infobox
John LydgateResidenceBury St Edmunds Abbey1.00infobox
John LydgateSubjectsclassical antiquity, historical narratives, religion, morality, courtly love1.00infobox
John LydgateYears activec. 1406-14511.00infobox

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