The Woman Who Went to Hell

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"The Woman Who Went to Hell" is a narrative poem by Irish writer Ethna Carbery that tells the story of a woman who journeys into Hell to reclaim her husband.

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instanceOf narrative poem ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Ethna Carbery’s nationalist and romantic themes ⓘ
author Ethna Carbery ⓘ
centralTheme devotion ⓘ
love ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
the afterlife ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
form verse ⓘ
genre fantasy poetry ⓘ
narrative poetry ⓘ
hasConflict a woman versus supernatural forces of Hell ⓘ
hasImagery infernal imagery ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ
hasMotiveOfProtagonist to rescue her husband from Hell ⓘ
hasMythicElement journey to the underworld ⓘ
hasProtagonist a devoted wife ⓘ
hasTone heroic ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
inspiredBy Irish folklore ⓘ
linked to: Irish mythology
literaryForm narrative verse ⓘ
literaryMovement Irish Literary Revival ⓘ
mainCharacter the husband ⓘ
the woman ⓘ
motif descent into the underworld ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
trial and ordeal ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
periodOfWork late 19th century ⓘ
plotSummary A woman journeys into Hell to reclaim her husband. ⓘ
setting Hell ⓘ

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