Victorian literature
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Victorian literature refers to the body of English writing produced during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), characterized by social realism, moral concern, and the exploration of rapid industrial and scientific change.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Victorian literature canonical | 351 |
| Victorian poetry | 12 |
| Victorian realism | 4 |
| Victorian literature (as field of study) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Victorian literature Context triple: [The War of the Worlds, literaryPeriod, Victorian literature]
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Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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Victorian era
The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
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Victorian aesthetics
Victorian aesthetics refers to the 19th-century British artistic and cultural style characterized by ornate detail, moral didacticism, and an emphasis on sentimentality and decorum in literature, art, and design.
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Literature Wales
Literature Wales is the national company for the development and promotion of literature in Wales, supporting writers, readers, and literary culture across the country.
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The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Victorian literature Target entity description: Victorian literature refers to the body of English writing produced during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), characterized by social realism, moral concern, and the exploration of rapid industrial and scientific change.
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A.
Gothic literature
Gothic literature is a genre of fiction that emerged in the late 18th century, characterized by mysterious and supernatural elements, dark and atmospheric settings, and themes of terror, decay, and the uncanny.
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B.
Victorian era
The Victorian era was the period of British history during Queen Victoria's reign (1837–1901), marked by rapid industrialization, imperial expansion, and significant social and cultural change.
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C.
Victorian aesthetics
Victorian aesthetics refers to the 19th-century British artistic and cultural style characterized by ornate detail, moral didacticism, and an emphasis on sentimentality and decorum in literature, art, and design.
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D.
Literature Wales
Literature Wales is the national company for the development and promotion of literature in Wales, supporting writers, readers, and literary culture across the country.
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E.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English literature movement
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literary period ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| follows | Romantic literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
attention to class conflict
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complex narrative structures ⓘ concern with gender roles ⓘ didacticism ⓘ engagement with industrialization ⓘ engagement with scientific progress ⓘ interest in empire and colonialism ⓘ interest in social reform ⓘ melodrama ⓘ moral concern ⓘ realist description of everyday life ⓘ religious doubt and crisis of faith ⓘ sentimentalism ⓘ serial publication format ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Gothic fiction
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adventure fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ drama ⓘ essay ⓘ historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ poetry ⓘ religious tract ⓘ sensation fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ social problem novel ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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surface form:
Alfred Tennyson
Anne Brontë ⓘ Anthony Trollope ⓘ Charles Dickens ⓘ Charlotte Brontë ⓘ Christina Rossetti ⓘ Elizabeth Gaskell ⓘ Emily Brontë ⓘ George Eliot ⓘ George Meredith ⓘ Herbert George Wells ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
Lewis Carroll ⓘ Matthew Arnold ⓘ Oscar Wilde ⓘ Robert Browning ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ Rudyard Kipling ⓘ Thomas Hardy ⓘ Wilkie Collins ⓘ William Makepeace Thackeray ⓘ |
| hasNotableMovement |
Aestheticism
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Decadentism ⓘ
surface form:
Decadent movement
Anglo-Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford Movement
Pre-Raphaelite art ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite movement
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| influenced |
Edwardian literature
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Modernism ⓘ
surface form:
Modernist literature
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| influencedBy |
British Empire expansion
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Darwinism ⓘ Evangelicalism ⓘ Industrial Revolution ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| periodOf |
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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surface form:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Great Expectations ⓘ Jane Eyre ⓘ Middlemarch ⓘ Tess ⓘ
surface form:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
The Picture of Dorian Gray ⓘ Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⓘ
surface form:
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Time Machine ⓘ Vanity Fair ⓘ Wuthering Heights ⓘ |
| startTime | 1837 ⓘ |
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Subject: Victorian literature Description of subject: Victorian literature refers to the body of English writing produced during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), characterized by social realism, moral concern, and the exploration of rapid industrial and scientific change.
Referenced by (368)
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