Date of Award
1981
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Collins, Robert A.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to show, through examples of his work, that William Dunbar was not only an official court poet at the court of James IV of Scotland, but in that capacity served as court fool. The thesis will be supported through comparison of Dunbar's works, showing the contrasts between his solemn, moral allegories, addresses, and religious poetry and the facetious, satirical style used in his role as a fool. This comparison will include discussions of the Scottish aureate convention-- the profuse poetical use of ornate , especially French or Latinate, words --and the aoir (poetical diatribe) as well as their relationship to Dunbar's poetical achievements.
Extent
59 p.
Recommended Citation
BRUMBACK, RICHARD A., "WILLIAM DUNBAR: LAUREATE AND FOOL" (1981). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 137.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/137
Identifier
FADT14068
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1981.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection