Dame Van Winkle
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Dame Van Winkle is the nagging, overbearing wife of the title character in Washington Irving’s short story "Rip Van Winkle."
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character → literary character → |
| appearsIn | Rip Van Winkle → |
| basedInTimePeriod | pre-Revolutionary colonial America → |
| characterRole | wife of Rip Van Winkle → |
| characterTrait |
domineering
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nagging → overbearing → |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| createdBy | Washington Irving → |
| diesBeforeEvent | Rip Van Winkle’s return after twenty years → |
| familyRelation | mother of Rip Van Winkle’s children → |
| fictionalUniverse | the world of Washington Irving’s Sketch Book → |
| firstPublishedIn | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. → |
| languageOfWork | English → |
| literaryPeriod | American Romanticism → |
| medium | prose fiction → |
| mentionedIn | numerous literary analyses of Rip Van Winkle → |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Rip Van Winkle’s retreat into the mountains
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source of domestic conflict → |
| nationality | American (fictional colonial American settler) → |
| portrayedAs | shrewish wife stereotype → |
| publicationYear | 1819 → |
| residence |
Hudson Valley
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village at the foot of the Kaatskill Mountains → |
| spouse | Rip Van Winkle → |
| symbolizes |
burdens of household responsibility on men (as depicted by Irving)
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domestic tyranny → |
| workGenre | short story → |
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