Silas Marner’s cottage
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Silas Marner’s cottage is the humble, isolated weaver’s home on the outskirts of Raveloe where key events of George Eliot’s novel unfold, including the theft of his hoarded gold.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional house
ⓘ
literary location ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Silas Marner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Dolly Winthrop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunstan Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ Eppie NERFINISHED ⓘ Godfrey Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccupation | weaving ⓘ |
| contains |
hearth
ⓘ
hiding place for Silas Marner’s gold ⓘ loom ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | George Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
humble dwelling
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isolated dwelling ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith |
Dunstan Cass’s theft of the gold
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Eppie being found on the hearth ⓘ Godfrey Cass’s later claim to Eppie ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person omniscient description ⓘ |
| initialState | bare and sparsely furnished ⓘ |
| keyEventLocation |
Silas Marner’s reconciliation with the Raveloe community
NERFINISHED
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Silas Marner’s spiritual transformation ⓘ arrival of the child Eppie ⓘ theft of Silas Marner’s hoarded gold ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterState | warmer and more homely after Eppie’s arrival ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | emblematic setting of George Eliot’s exploration of community and faith ⓘ |
| literaryWorkPublicationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Raveloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | outskirts of Raveloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central setting of the novel’s domestic scenes
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site of Silas Marner’s emotional withdrawal ⓘ site of Silas Marner’s renewed social bonds ⓘ |
| nearFictionalLocation |
the Stone-pits
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the village of Raveloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant | Silas Marner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | weaver’s home ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
domestic warmth
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isolation ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ the contrast between material wealth and emotional richness ⓘ |
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