The Spectre Bridegroom
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The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic fiction work
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humorous tale ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
humor ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the Baron
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the Baron's daughter ⓘ the real bridegroom ⓘ the supposed bridegroom ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of American humorous Gothic tales ⓘ |
| hasMotiveElement | seemingly supernatural bridegroom ⓘ |
| includedIn | early 19th-century American short fiction canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
blend of Gothic and comic elements
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comic twist ending ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| plotCharacteristic |
comic revelation of true identity
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mysterious arrival of a bridegroom ⓘ |
| setting | Germany ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
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family expectations in marriage ⓘ misunderstanding and mistaken identity ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
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