Rural Life in England

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"Rural Life in England" is an 1838 travelogue by Washington Irving that offers a romantic, detailed portrayal of English countryside customs, landscapes, and village life.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
non-fiction book
travelogue
author Washington Irving
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States
describes English country houses
English country sports
English rural festivals
English rural traditions
English village church life
country customs in England
rural social hierarchy in England
seasonal rural activities in England
village life in England
genre essay collection
travel literature
hasForm prose
hasPerspective American observer in England
hasTheme contrast between town and country
idealization of the past
nature and landscape appreciation
nostalgia for traditional rural life
social customs in rural communities
historicalContext Victorian era publication
influencedBy Romanticism
intendedAudience general readership
language English
literaryMovement Romantic literature
literaryStyle picturesque
romantic
mainSubject English landscapes
English village customs
rural life
narrativeForm first-person travel narrative
partOf Washington Irving's English sketches
portrays idealized English countryside
romantic view of rural England
publicationYear 1838
relatedWork Bracebridge Hall
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
setting England NERFINISHED
English countryside
timePeriodDescribed early 19th century

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Country Church
relatedWorkByAuthor

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