“Jacob’s Room”
E280047
“Jacob’s Room” is a modernist novel by Virginia Woolf that experiments with narrative form and character portrayal to depict the fragmented life and inner world of a young man in early 20th-century England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob's Room (radio adaptation) | 1 |
| “Jacob’s Room” canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: “Jacob’s Room” Context triple: [Hogarth Press, notableWorkPublished, “Jacob’s Room”]
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Howards End
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The Golden Bowl
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The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers is a novella by Henry James that explores themes of literary obsession, secrecy, and moral ambiguity through a scholar’s attempt to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet from his reclusive former lover.
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The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James that explores complex moral and emotional entanglements surrounding love, wealth, and betrayal in Edwardian society.
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In a Glass Darkly
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: “Jacob’s Room” Target entity description: “Jacob’s Room” is a modernist novel by Virginia Woolf that experiments with narrative form and character portrayal to depict the fragmented life and inner world of a young man in early 20th-century England.
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A.
Howards End
Howards End is a 1992 British period drama film, adapted from E.M. Forster’s novel, that explores class, inheritance, and social change in Edwardian England.
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B.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James that intricately explores marriage, betrayal, and moral consciousness among wealthy Americans and Europeans.
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C.
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers is a novella by Henry James that explores themes of literary obsession, secrecy, and moral ambiguity through a scholar’s attempt to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet from his reclusive former lover.
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D.
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James that explores complex moral and emotional entanglements surrounding love, wealth, and betrayal in Edwardian society.
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E.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is a classic 1872 collection of supernatural and gothic tales by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, best known for including the influential vampire novella "Carmilla."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Virginia Woolf ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
letters
ⓘ
rooms and spaces ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for its innovative style ⓘ |
| depicts | the inner world of a young man in early 20th-century England ⓘ |
| explores |
fragmentation of experience
ⓘ
subjective perception ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| focus | character impression rather than plot ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mrs. Dalloway
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surface form:
Mrs Dalloway
|
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
“Jacob’s Room”
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jacob's Room (radio adaptation)
|
| hasCharacter |
Betty Flanders
ⓘ
Captain Barfoot ⓘ Clara Durrant ⓘ Florinda ⓘ Jacob Flanders ⓘ Sandra Wentworth Williams ⓘ Timmy Durrant ⓘ |
| includedIn | 20th-century English literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jacob Flanders ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | shifting third-person perspectives ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | fragmented narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental narrative form
ⓘ
indirect characterization of the protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | Night and Day ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hogarth Press ⓘ |
| settingLocation | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic description
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ memory ⓘ the impact of war ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
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