David Copperfield

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation 1935
1999
2019
film
television
theatre
gptkbp:author gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:character gptkb:David_Copperfield
gptkbp:conflict personal and social struggles
gptkbp:criticalReception well-received
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced literature
adapted into various media
gptkbp:firstClaim 1850 edition
gptkbp:firstPublished serial
gptkbp:genre Bildungsroman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Copperfield
gptkbp:influencedBy Victorian literature
social commentary
autobiographical elements
gptkbp:influences Charles_Dickens'_own_life
gptkbp:inspiration Dickens'_childhood
gptkbp:language gptkb:British_English
English
gptkbp:length approximately 400 pages
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:David_Copperfield
gptkbp:motif growth
memory
childhood
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
chronological
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Uriah_Heep
gptkb:Mr._Micawber
gptkb:Betsey_Trotwood
gptkb:Agnes_Wickfield
gptkb:Steerforth
gptkbp:notableQuote “I am born.”
“We are all made of stars.”
“I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.”
“The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.”
“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.”
gptkbp:publishedBy 1850
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Bradbury_and_Evans
gptkbp:resolution self-discovery
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Victorian_England
gptkbp:style realistic
gptkbp:symbolism the sea
the journey
the home
gptkbp:theme identity
personal development
social class