the cotter's wife
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The cotter's wife is a central maternal figure in Robert Burns's poem "The Cotter's Saturday Night," embodying piety, domestic virtue, and the warmth of Scottish rural family life.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish rural woman
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literary character ⓘ maternal figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cotter's Saturday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Christian devotion
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domestic piety ⓘ maternal care ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ rural family life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
affectionate mother
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devoted wife ⓘ embodiment of domestic virtue ⓘ pious ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAuthor | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWork | The Cotter's Saturday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | Scottish poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | central maternal figure in The Cotter's Saturday Night ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| partOf | the cotter's household ⓘ |
| portrayedByAuthorAs | model of Christian domestic womanhood ⓘ |
| roleInFamily |
mother
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wife of the cotter ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Scottish countryside ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
religious and moral stability in the home
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warmth of Scottish rural family life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalExistence | 18th century Scotland ⓘ |
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