The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an 1820 short story by Washington Irving that tells the eerie tale of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and the legendary Headless Horseman in a haunted New York valley.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow canonical | 40 |
| Sleepy Hollow | 3 |
| "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" | 2 |
| Headless Horseman | 1 |
| Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving story) | 1 |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (retelling) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gothic tale
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horror story ⓘ short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
animated film
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film ⓘ radio drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
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surface form:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
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| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
Ichabod Crane
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surface form:
Ichabod Crane is a schoolmaster
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| climaxEvent | Ichabod Crane’s encounter with the Headless Horseman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
helped establish American short story tradition
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popularized the Headless Horseman figure in American culture ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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surface form:
Headless Horseman
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| firstPublishedAs | part of a collection ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| frameNarrative | Geoffrey Crayon ⓘ |
| genre |
dark romanticism
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gothic fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Dutch-American folklore
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European headless rider legends ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | American literary classic ⓘ |
| locationBasis | Sleepy Hollow, New York ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Brom Bones
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Ichabod Crane ⓘ Katrina Van Tassel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
Sleepy Hollow (1999 film)
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 film) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. S. Van Winkle ⓘ |
| setIn |
Hudson Valley
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New York ⓘ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sleepy Hollow
Tarry Town ⓘ |
| settingDescribedAs | haunted valley ⓘ |
| theme |
folklore
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rationality versus imagination ⓘ social ambition ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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subject surface form:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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associatedWork
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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subject surface form:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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featuresCharacter
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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this entity surface form:
Headless Horseman
this entity surface form:
Sleepy Hollow
subject surface form:
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
subject surface form:
Washington Irving
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"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
subject surface form:
Washington Irving
this entity surface form:
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
subject surface form:
Washington Irving
this entity surface form:
Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving story)
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Mount Pleasant, New York
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (retelling)