Rural Funerals
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"Rural Funerals" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflectively portrays death, mourning, and community life in the English countryside.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work → |
| author |
Washington Irving
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| focusesOn |
ordinary rural people
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social bonds in small communities → |
| genre |
nonfiction essay
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reflective essay → |
| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Romanticism
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| literaryTechnique |
detailed description
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local color → moral reflection → sentimentalism → |
| narrativePerspective |
first person
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| narrator |
unnamed observer
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| periodDepicted |
early 19th century England
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| portrays |
English village community
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bereaved family → burial service → clergyman → funeral procession → rural funeral rites → village churchyard → |
| primarySetting |
English countryside
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| reflectsViewOf |
death as peaceful transition
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religious consolation in grief → |
| settingCountry |
England
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| theme |
community life
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consolation → death → family bonds → mourning → religion → rural customs → transience of life → |
| tone |
meditative
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melancholic → sentimental → |
Referenced by (1)
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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