Maurice (novel)
E718219
"Maurice" is a posthumously published novel by E. M. Forster that explores same-sex love and societal constraints in early 20th-century England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice (novel) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8190218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice (novel) Context triple: [Maurice, basedOn, Maurice (novel)]
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A.
Maurice
Maurice is a 1987 British romantic drama film, based on E.M. Forster’s novel, that explores same-sex love and class in early 20th-century England.
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B.
Maurice
Maurice is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English and French-speaking countries.
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Mademoiselle de Maupin
Mademoiselle de Maupin is a 19th-century French novel by Théophile Gautier, celebrated for its exploration of aestheticism, gender identity, and unconventional romantic relationships.
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D.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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E.
L’École des maris
L’École des maris is a 1661 comedic play by Molière that satirizes authoritarian guardianship and contrasting attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice (novel) Target entity description: "Maurice" is a posthumously published novel by E. M. Forster that explores same-sex love and societal constraints in early 20th-century England.
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A.
Maurice
Maurice is a 1987 British romantic drama film, based on E.M. Forster’s novel, that explores same-sex love and class in early 20th-century England.
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B.
Maurice
Maurice is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English and French-speaking countries.
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C.
Mademoiselle de Maupin
Mademoiselle de Maupin is a 19th-century French novel by Théophile Gautier, celebrated for its exploration of aestheticism, gender identity, and unconventional romantic relationships.
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D.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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E.
L’École des maris
L’École des maris is a 1661 comedic play by Molière that satirizes authoritarian guardianship and contrasting attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addressesLegalContext | criminalization of male homosexuality in England ⓘ |
| author | E. M. Forster ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1914 ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Ada Hall
ⓘ
Anne Durham ⓘ Dr. Barry ⓘ Kitty Hall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
bildungsroman ⓘ romance ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Maurice (1987 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maurice
|
| hasAfterwordBy | Philip Gardner ⓘ |
| hasForewordBy | P. N. Furbank ⓘ |
| hasHappyEnding | true ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-393-04534-5 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Forster's personal experiences ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernism
ⓘ
linked to:
Modernism
|
| mainCharacter |
Alec Scudder
ⓘ
Clive Durham ⓘ Maurice Hall ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of English upper-middle-class society
ⓘ
early positive depiction of a homosexual relationship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 256 pages ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Arnold ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Room with a View
ⓘ
Howards End ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | England ⓘ |
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| subjectOf | queer literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
Edwardian morality
ⓘ
homosexuality ⓘ repression ⓘ same-sex love ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ social class ⓘ societal constraints ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | pre-World War I era ⓘ |
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Subject: Maurice (novel) Description of subject: "Maurice" is a posthumously published novel by E. M. Forster that explores same-sex love and societal constraints in early 20th-century England.
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