Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right
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Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right" is a Victorian-era work exploring marital jealousy, obsession, and the destructive consequences of rigid pride within English society.
All labels observed (1)
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| Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right Context triple: [He Knew He Was Right (2004 TV series), adaptationOf, Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right]
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Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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C.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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D.
Portrait of a Lady
"Portrait of a Lady" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a strained, introspective relationship between a young man and an older woman within a refined but emotionally hollow social milieu.
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E.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right Target entity description: Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right" is a Victorian-era work exploring marital jealousy, obsession, and the destructive consequences of rigid pride within English society.
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A.
Lord Chiltern
Lord Chiltern is a hot-tempered, impulsive aristocrat in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels, best known for his turbulent personal life and political entanglements.
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B.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch is a classic 19th-century English novel renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial life, complex characters, and exploration of social and moral issues.
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C.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.
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D.
Portrait of a Lady
"Portrait of a Lady" is a poem by T. S. Eliot that portrays a strained, introspective relationship between a young man and an older woman within a refined but emotionally hollow social milieu.
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E.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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television serial ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | He Knew He Was Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | English middle-class society ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal conviction and social norms
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destructive consequences of rigid pride ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1869 ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | He Knew He Was Right (2004 TV serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Marcus Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arabella French
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Camilla French NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Stanbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Trevelyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Stanbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Trevelyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Rowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableWork | He Knew He Was Right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | Anthony Trollope’s novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| publisher | Strahan & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| theme |
gender roles
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marital jealousy ⓘ marriage ⓘ mental deterioration ⓘ obsession ⓘ pride ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Anthony Trollope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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He Knew He Was Right (2004 TV series)
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Anthony Trollope’s novel He Knew He Was Right
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