The Mutability of Literature
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"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mutability of Literature canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collection | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| discusses |
changing critical standards
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fate of books over time ⓘ obsolescence of literary works ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAuthorName |
Geoffrey Crayon
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surface form:
Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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| firstPublishedAsPartOf | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
historical authors
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libraries and books ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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reflective essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | ironic view of literary immortality ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
fame
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literature ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British literary tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first person ⓘ |
| narrator | Geoffrey Crayon ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| partOfAuthorReputation | major prose work by Washington Irving ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| reflectsOn |
changing readerships
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decay of physical books ⓘ legacy of writers ⓘ |
| setting |
Westminster Abbey, London
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surface form:
Westminster Abbey
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| settingCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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courses on Romanticism ⓘ courses on literary criticism and theory ⓘ |
| theme |
change in literary taste
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ephemerality of reputation ⓘ impermanence of literary fame ⓘ mortality of authors ⓘ relationship between authors and readers ⓘ transience of books ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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meditative ⓘ wry ⓘ |
| workInSeries |
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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surface form:
The Sketch Book essays
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