Edmund Twyford
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Edmund Twyford is the virtuous young hero of Clara Reeve’s Gothic novel "The Old English Baron," whose mysterious origins and trials reveal his noble birth and moral integrity.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Old English Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chivalric values
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nobility ⓘ |
| centralTo | plot of The Old English Baron ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
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honourable ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally upright ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | corrupt aristocracy in The Old English Baron ⓘ |
| createdBy | Clara Reeve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInWorkYear | 1777 ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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Gothic novel ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
moral integrity
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mysterious origins ⓘ noble birth ⓘ |
| identityType |
dispossessed noble
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wronged heir ⓘ |
| influences | later Gothic hero archetypes ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century Gothic literature ⓘ |
| moralStatus | paragon of virtue ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exemplifies virtue rewarded
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restoration of rightful inheritance ⓘ |
| role |
hero
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protagonist ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | medieval England ⓘ |
| undergoes | trials ⓘ |
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