DUNBAR, WILLIAM, Scottish Poet

c.1460–c.1520, Scottish poet. After attending the Univ. of St. Andrews he was attached for some time to the Franciscans, probably as a novice. By 1491 he seems to have been connected with the court of James IV as a poet and minor diplomat. Writing in the traditions of Chaucer and the medieval Scottish poets, Dunbar is notable for the liveliness of his verse, his virtuosity in metrical form, his variety of mood, and his caustic satire. Most of his best poetry seems to have appeared between 1503 and 1508. "The Thistle and the Rose," celebrating the marriage of James IV and Margaret Tudor, and "The Golden Targe" are richly decorative allegories. "The Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins" combines mordant humor and the grotesque. "The Two Married Women and the Widow" is extravagantly ribald, while "The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie" shows his gift for satiric invective. Other poems, such as "Of the Nativity of Christ," express genuine religious feeling. One of his best-known poems is the gloomy "Lament for the Makers" with its refrain "Timor mortis conturbat me" [the fear of death throws me into confusion].

See edition of his poems by W. M. Mackenzie (1960); biography by J. W. Baxter (1952); studies by T. Scott (1966) and R. Taylor (1931, repr. 1971).

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William Dunbar, 'The Nobill Poyet': Essays in Honour of Priscilla Bawcutt
Book by Sally Mapstone; Tuckwell Press, 2001
Subjects: Dunbar, William--1460?-1520?--Criticism And Interpretation, Dunbar, William--1460?-1520?--Criticism, Textual, Dunbar, William--1460?-1520?--Influence, Scotland--In Literature, Scotland--Intellectual Life--16th Century
...the work of the earlier poet. No other Scottish poet responded to Dunbar with such sedulous imitation...thus a topic common to both poets, and is one which is encountered...important difference, however: Dunbar addresses his king directly...
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Dunbar the Makar
Book by Priscilla J. Bawcutt; Clarendon Press, 1992
Subjects: Dunbar, William--1460?-1520?--Criticism And Interpretation, Fiction
...no two medieval poets are more unlike...genre. 66 Where Dunbar is undeniably close...Yet if one reads Dunbar attentively, seeking...influences, the poet of whom one is most...two poems in which Dunbar names Chaucer...Kratzmann, Anglo-Scottish Literary Relations...H. Nichols , "William Dunbar as a Scottish...
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'Heaven-Taught Fergusson': Robert Burns's Favourite Scottish Poet
Book by Robert Crawford; Tuckwell Press, 2003
Subjects: Burns, Robert--1759-1796--Books And Reading, Fergusson, Robert--1750-1774--Criticism And Interpretation, Scotland--In Literature, Scotland--Intellectual Life--18th Century, Scotland--Poetry
...many of the finest Scottish poets from Dunbar and Gavin Douglas...George Buchanan, William Fowler and Robert...marked commitment to Scottish culture. As the...with the death of William Wallace. Fergusson...a rioter. The poet was involved in...
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The Identity of the Scottish Nation: An Historic Quest
Book by William Ferguson; Edinburgh University Press, 1998
Subjects: National Characteristics, Scottish--History, Nationalism--Scotland--History, Scotland--History
...Dugald, Gaelic poet, 185 Buchanan...23 -4 Camden, William, antiquary: his...of, 120 Caxton, William, pioneer printer...Cicero, 59 Clan William Burkes of Mayo...Duan Albanach "The Scottish Poem" , 20 -2...Monasticon , 145 Dunbar, William, makar...
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The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Later Years Part I: 1821-1828 - Vol. 1
Book by Alan G. Hill, William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth; Clarendon Press, 1967
Subjects: Poets, English--19th Century--Correspondence, Women Authors, English--19th Century--Correspondence, Wordsworth, Dorothy--1771-1855--Correspondence, Wordsworth, William--1770-1850--Correspondence
...on use of Latin by modern poets, 79 ; on contemporary estimates...329 ; on Ariosto, 185 ; on Dunbar, 209 ; on his own poetic powers...Maria Jewsbury, 377 ; on Border poets, 402 -3; on poems in Friendships...selection of his poems for the Scottish peasantry, 568 , 578 , 609...
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William Dunbar and Andro Kennedy: A Dental Challenge
Journal article by A.A. Macdonald; Medium Aevum, Vol. 78, 2009
Subjects: Dunbar, William (Scottish poet)--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, William (Scottish poet)--Works, Poetry--Criticism and interpretation, The Testament of Maister Andro Kennedy (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation
...b for the poets hypothetical...As used by Dunbar in application...up by the poet is that of...known of William Dunbars intellectual...of William Dunbar, ed. Priscilla...Ancient Scottish Poems, ed...have been a poet. (10...William Dunbar: Poems...Prints, ed. William Beattie...published by the Scottish Text Society...
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Secrets, Gossip and Gender in William Dunbar's the Tretis of the Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo
Journal article by Wendy A. Matlock; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 83, 2004
Subjects: Dunbar, William (Scottish poet)--Criticism and interpretation, Gossip, Poets--Works, The Tretis of the Tua Mariit Wemen and the Wedo (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation
...and Gender in William Dunbars the Tretis...late-medieval Scottish poet William Dunbars works. For example, Dunbar reveals his awareness...The Poems of William Dunbar, ed. Pricilla...Association for Scottish Literary Studies...
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Dunbar, the Originator
Journal article by Joanne M. Braxton; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Study and teaching, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Study and teaching, Booker T. Washington (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Education--Methods, Education--Personal narratives, Prometheus Unbound (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Teaching methods--Personal narratives
...but unlike the Scottish bard, Dunbar rarely uses the...exception: He was a poet who wrote clever...Introduction. The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer: The Poet and His Song...Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson. New...Minstrel Realism and William Dean Howells...
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"When He Is Least Himself": Dunbar and Double Consciousness in African American Poetry
Journal article by Harryette Mullen; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Study and teaching, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Study and teaching, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works
...Like Paul Laurence Dunbar, and like many...themselves to be poets, I began writing...child. Although Dunbar was not a poet I tried to emulate...dictum that the black poets skill was best suited...Majors and Minors, William Dean Howells wrote...but not ungifted poet the injury of comparing...English, and Mr. Dunbar writes literary...
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Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Genres of Dialect
Journal article by Michael Cohen; African American Review, Vol. 41, 2007
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism and interpretation, African American authors--Works, African American literature--Study and teaching, African American writers--Criticism and interpretation, African American writers--Works, American literature--African American authors, American literature--Study and teaching, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Criticism and interpretation, Dunbar, Paul Laurence--Works, Poetry
...by the turn to Scottish balladry. In...hierarchy of 1902, "Scottish ballads" were...dialect poems to Scottish ballads, the...Critics like William Dean Howells associated Dunbar with a notion...he became the poet of southern...
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One or Two Things I Know about Us: Rethinking the Image and Role of the 'Okies'
Magazine article by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz; Monthly Review, Vol. 54, July 2002
Subjects: Oklahoma--Behavior, Politics--Analysis
...the Okies. by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz I was born country...They were Protestant Scottish settlers in the English...class hero, "the poet laureate of the hard...fiction or history. As William Appleman Williams noted...for president. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is a longtime...
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Ballads of a Nation
Magazine article by Christopher Harvie; History Today, Vol. 49, September 1999
Subjects: Scotland--Politics and government, Scottish National Party--Political activity, United Kingdom--Politics and government
...independence. All Scottish parties clambered onto the William Wallace bandwaggon...eradicate the Scottish Tories in 1997...Makars (court poets) and the Renaissance...literature -- with Dunbar, Montgomerie...nationalism of the `Scottish Renaissance revived by the poet Christopher Grieve...1916, where poets had apparently...
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Northumberland: England's Border Country
Magazine article by Irene Waters; Contemporary Review, Vol. 275, October 1999
Subjects: Boundary disputes--England, Farm life--England, Northumberland, England--History
...to Britain with William the Conqueror...hacked down the Scottish leader, Earl James...Douglas, three other Scottish Earls and several...counsel from George Dunbar, the Scottish Earl of March...himself a border poet and descendant...
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A Woman at Waterloo: Andrew Roberts Introduces the Remarkable Memoir of Magdalene De Lancey, Wife of Wellington's Chief of Staff, Who Accompanied Her Husband on a Campaign That Climaxed in Triumph and Tragedy
Magazine article by Andrew Roberts; History Today, Vol. 59, January 2009
Subjects: Battle of Waterloo, 1815, De Lancey, Magdelene--Works, Married women--Works, Memoirs--Criticism and interpretation
...Brussels scene from William Makepeace Thackerays...a daughter of the Scottish Enlightenment. Her...the daughter of Dunbar Douglas, 4th Earl...Magdalenes future husband William De Lancey (also...Richmond, Prince William of Orange and Lord...to the banker and poet Samuel Rogers, Wellington...


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Forgotten Braveheart; He Was the Genius Behind Wallace. Now 700 Years on, Will Andrew De Moray Win the Tribute He Is Due at Last?
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 24, 2010
Subjects: Wallace, William
...the 15th century poet who provided the...Bridge was pivotal in Scottish history, said Mr...of the Society of William Wallace is that once...the respect of the Scottish magnates and without...and his uncle, Sir William, owned lands in...nobles captured at Dunbar, including the de...
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Lord Archer's Woes, and Views on Aging from Rumpole Creator
Newspaper article by Clive Davis; The Washington Times, July 29, 2001
Subjects: Mortimer, John
...mortality. In his book, he finds his thoughts returning time and again to a line from the 15th-century Scottish poet William Dunbar: "Timor mortis conturbat me." At 78, Mr. Mortimer confronts the same anxieties: "Timor mortis, like...
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The 800; A Birthday Celebration of 800 People Who Put Liverpool on the Map
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), August 28, 2007
Subjects: Commonwealth games--Management, Coronation Street (Television program), Lennon, John--Achievements and awards, Manchester United--Management, McCartney, Paul--Achievements and awards, UEFA Cup (Soccer)--Management, United Kingdom. Royal Army Medical Corps--Management
...1861-1930), poet Known as the...Younger brother of William Audsley, George...in Anfield. William Audsley (1833...architect Scottish-born William...The son of a Scottish fisherman, Professor...Wright. Aynsley Dunbar (1946...Animals. Dr William Duncan (1805...
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Who's Your No.1 Scot? Here Are the Nominees-Now Tells Us the People's Choice for Stv Poll
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 1, 2009
...Patriot, writer and poet. His literary works...collector of all things Scottish. Jackie Stewart...fibre-optics. Sir William Burrell (1861...quantum physics. Sir William Arrol (1839 - 1913...leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. He...conservationist, born in Dunbar. Founder of the...
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Great Scot! You've Just Days Left to Name Candidate You Think Contributed Most to Our World
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), September 7, 2009
...the outstanding poets, musicians and...fibreoptics. Sir William Burrell (1861...quantum physics. Sir William Arrol (1839 - 1913...1759 - 1796) Poet and writer whose...LEADERS THINKERS William Wallace (1274...leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment...conservationist, born in Dunbar, who founded the...


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encyclopedia articles on: Dunbar William Scottish Poet  - 1 result

 
 
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Dunbar, William , Scottish Poet
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DUNBAR, WILLIAM , Scottish poet c.1460 c.1520, Scottish...connected with the court of James IV as a poet and minor diplomat. Writing in the traditions of Chaucer and the medieval Scottish poets, Dunbar is notable for the liveliness of...


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