Thrushcross Grange

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Thrushcross Grange is a grand, genteel country house in Emily Brontë’s novel "Wuthering Heights," symbolizing social refinement and contrast to the wildness of Wuthering Heights.

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Thrushcross Grange canonical 17
Wuthering Heights (house) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional country house
literary location
appearsIn Wuthering Heights
architecturalStyle elegant Georgian-style country house
associatedWithFamily Linton family
associatedWithTheme class distinction
conflict between nature and culture
domestication of passion
social aspiration
contrastedWithEnvironmentOf the wild moorland around Wuthering Heights
contrastsWith Wuthering Heights
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator Emily Brontë
describedAs comfortable
genteel
grand
luxurious
well-furnished
firstKnownOwnerInNarrative Mr. Linton
linked to: Edgar Linton
firstPublicationOfWork 1847
hasOwner Linton family
inhabitedBy Catherine Earnshaw
linked to: Cathy Earnshaw

Cathy Linton
linked to: Catherine Linton

Edgar Linton
Isabella Linton
Nelly Dean
languageOfWork English
laterOwnedBy Heathcliff
linkedCharacterArc Catherine Earnshaw’s social ambitions
Edgar Linton’s refinement and weakness
Heathcliff’s desire for social power
locatedInFictionalRegion the Yorkshire moors
medium novel
narrativeViewpointFrom Lockwood
Nelly Dean
rentedBy Lockwood
surroundedBy cultivated parkland
gardens
symbolizes civilization
culture
genteel society
material comfort
order
social refinement
social status
timePeriodOfSetting late 18th century

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Heathcliff associatedPlace Thrushcross Grange
Cathy Earnshaw residence Wuthering Heights (house)
linked to: Thrushcross Grange
Cathy Earnshaw residence Thrushcross Grange
Nelly Dean worksAt Thrushcross Grange
Edgar Linton livesAt Thrushcross Grange
Edgar Linton associatedWithPlace Thrushcross Grange
Isabella Linton residence Thrushcross Grange
Linton family locatedInFictionalPlace Thrushcross Grange
Lockwood tellsStoryOf Thrushcross Grange
Lockwood residesAt Thrushcross Grange
Linton Heathcliff residesAt Thrushcross Grange
Linton Heathcliff propertyConnectedTo Thrushcross Grange
Cathy Earnshaw placeOfResidence Thrushcross Grange
subject linked to: Cathy
the wild moors contrastedWith Thrushcross Grange
Catherine Linton residesAt Thrushcross Grange
Heathcliff's revenge setAt Thrushcross Grange
Wuthering Heights (estate) contrastedWith Thrushcross Grange