The Country Church
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"The Country Church" is a reflective sketch by Washington Irving that nostalgically portrays English rural life and customs through the observations of his persona, Geoffrey Crayon.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary sketch
→
short prose work → |
| author | Washington Irving → |
| collection | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublicationForm | periodical → |
| firstPublicationLanguage | English → |
| focusesOn |
Sunday worship
→
burial customs → church service rituals → |
| genre |
essay
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reflective sketch → travel literature → |
| hasCharacterType |
country clergyman
→
rural parishioners → |
| language | English → |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism → |
| literaryPersonaOf | Washington Irving → |
| literarySignificance | example of Irving’s idealized view of English life → |
| literaryTechnique |
local color
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picturesque description → sentimental reflection → |
| narrativeMode | first-person → |
| narrativePerspective | observational → |
| narrator | Geoffrey Crayon → |
| periodDepicted | early 19th century England → |
| portrays |
English country church
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churchyard and graves → rural congregation → village customs → |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Rural Life in England
→
The Angler → The Widow and Her Son → |
| settingLocation | England → |
| settingType | English rural parish → |
| theme |
English rural life
→
community life → death and remembrance → nostalgia for the past → religious observance → social harmony → traditional customs → transience of life → |
| tone |
nostalgic
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sentimental → |
| workInSeries | Geoffrey Crayon sketches → |
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