The Christmas Dinner
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"The Christmas Dinner" is a festive short story by Washington Irving that warmly depicts holiday customs, family gatherings, and convivial celebration in an English country house.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Christmas ⓘ |
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter | Geoffrey Crayon ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas fiction
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holiday fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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nostalgic ⓘ warm ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of Christmas in American literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
picturesque
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sentimental ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| portrays |
English Christmas traditions
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festive meals ⓘ games and merrymaking ⓘ intergenerational family life ⓘ |
| publicationForm | periodical serial ⓘ |
| recurringMotif |
Yuletide decorations
ⓘ
hospitality at the hearth ⓘ snowy winter landscape ⓘ |
| setting | English country house ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
convivial celebration
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family gatherings ⓘ holiday customs ⓘ hospitality ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| workInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
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