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."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dame Van Winkle canonical | 4 |
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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| 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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.