Stephen Dedalus
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Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephen Dedalus canonical | 11 |
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Target entity: Stephen Dedalus Context triple: [Ulysses, mainCharacter, Stephen Dedalus]
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James Joyce
James Joyce was an influential Irish modernist writer best known for his groundbreaking novels such as "Ulysses" and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
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W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, a leading figure of 20th-century literature and co-founder of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, renowned for his lyrical verse and exploration of Irish identity and mysticism.
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Adrian Stephen
Adrian Stephen was a British psychoanalyst, writer, and member of the Bloomsbury Group, known also as the younger brother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
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Feargus O'Connor
Feargus O'Connor was a prominent 19th-century Irish-born radical politician and journalist who became the most influential and charismatic leader of the British Chartist movement for democratic reform.
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Theodore Brentano
Theodore Brentano was an American diplomat and jurist who served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Hungary in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stephen Dedalus Target entity description: Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
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A.
James Joyce
James Joyce was an influential Irish modernist writer best known for his groundbreaking novels such as "Ulysses" and "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
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B.
W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, a leading figure of 20th-century literature and co-founder of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, renowned for his lyrical verse and exploration of Irish identity and mysticism.
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C.
Adrian Stephen
Adrian Stephen was a British psychoanalyst, writer, and member of the Bloomsbury Group, known also as the younger brother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
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Feargus O'Connor
Feargus O'Connor was a prominent 19th-century Irish-born radical politician and journalist who became the most influential and charismatic leader of the British Chartist movement for democratic reform.
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E.
Theodore Brentano
Theodore Brentano was an American diplomat and jurist who served as the first U.S. Ambassador to Hungary in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Ulysses ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Stephen Hero ⓘ |
| basedOn | James Joyce ⓘ |
| conflict |
tension between nationalism and individualism
ⓘ
tension between religion and art ⓘ |
| creator | James Joyce ⓘ |
| education |
Belvedere College
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Clongowes Wood College ⓘ University College Dublin ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dædalus
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surface form:
Dedalus
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| father | Simon Dedalus ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | James Joyce’s Dublin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAppearance | Ulysses ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
major character in Ulysses
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protagonist of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ⓘ |
| mother | Mary Dedalus ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Joyce’s alter ego ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aesthetic theory
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artistic ambition ⓘ intellectual introspection ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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aspiring writer ⓘ student ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalInterest |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic (lapsed) ⓘ |
| residence | Dublin ⓘ |
| setting |
early 20th century Ireland
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late 19th century Ireland ⓘ |
| sibling |
Booster Dedalus
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Dilly Dedalus ⓘ Dilly Dedalus ⓘ
surface form:
Katey Dedalus
Dilly Dedalus ⓘ
surface form:
Maggie Dedalus
Dilly Dedalus ⓘ
surface form:
Maurice Dedalus
Tom Dedalus ⓘ |
| symbolism |
artist as a young man
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modernist intellectual ⓘ |
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Subject: Stephen Dedalus Description of subject: Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
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