the Baron

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The Baron is a fictional nobleman who appears as a central character in Washington Irving’s short story "The Spectre Bridegroom."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
nobleman
appearsIn The Spectre Bridegroom
short stories of Washington Irving
associatedWithTheme aristocratic customs
marriage
supernatural deception
characterTrait boastful
hospitable
superstitious
countryOfOrigin Germany
createdBy Washington Irving
familyRole patriarch of his household
firstPublicationYear 1819
firstPublishedIn The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
genreOfWork comic tale
gothic fiction
hasDaughter Baron’s daughter
hasTitle Baron
involvedIn arranged marriage for his daughter
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement American Romanticism
narrativeFunction father of the bride
nationalityInStory German noble
residesIn castle in Germany
roleInWork central character in The Spectre Bridegroom
settingType rural castle
timePeriodFictionalSetting early modern Europe

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Spectre Bridegroom
hasCharacter

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