The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" is a mystical, lyrical chapter in Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, noted for its spiritual and nature-revering encounter with the god Pan.
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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literary work → |
| alsoReadBy |
adults
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| author |
Kenneth Grahame
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| basedOnMythology |
Greek mythology
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| containsMotif |
dawn as a moment of revelation
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forgetfulness after divine encounter → music as a call of the divine → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticalReceptionAspect |
often singled out as the most mystical chapter of The Wind in the Willows
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| depictsDeity |
Pan
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| featuresCharacter |
Mole
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Pan → Rat → |
| firstPublishedIn |
The Wind in the Willows
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| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy literature → pastoral literature → |
| hasInfluenced |
later nature-mystical children's literature
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| hasTitleOrigin |
line from a hymn to Pan within the chapter
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| influenced |
interpretations of The Wind in the Willows as a spiritual text
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| inWork |
The Wind in the Willows
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Edwardian literature
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| literaryStyle |
lyrical
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mystical → |
| medium |
prose
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| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| narrativeRole |
climactic spiritual episode in The Wind in the Willows
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| notableFor |
depiction of a mystical encounter with Pan
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intense nature mysticism → |
| partOf |
The Wind in the Willows
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| publicationYear |
1908
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| setting |
English countryside
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riverbank → |
| targetAudience |
children
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| theme |
awe and transcendence
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divine presence in nature → pagan spirituality → reverence for nature → spiritual experience → |
| workChronologyPosition |
mid-to-late chapter of The Wind in the Willows
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Referenced by (2)
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Otter (The Wind in the Willows)
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appearsInChapter |
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The Wind in the Willows
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containsChapter |