Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
film adaptations
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| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
gptkb:television_series
graphic novels various playwrights |
| gptkbp:allows |
banned in several countries
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:John_Cleland
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| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Fanny_Hill
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| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
Fanny's_journey_from_innocence_to_experience
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| gptkbp:controversy |
obscenity trial
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews upon release
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| gptkbp:criticism |
feminist critiques
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| gptkbp:cultural_heritage |
remains a subject of study in literature courses
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
considered a classic of erotic literature
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| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
referenced in various media
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| gptkbp:follows |
the life of a young woman
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| gptkbp:genre |
erotic literature
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
reflects 18th-century attitudes towards sex
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fanny Hill
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| gptkbp:influence |
inspired later erotic literature
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Victorian literature
the development of the erotic novel genre the sexual revolution of the 1960s |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:Fanny_Hill:_The_Musical
numerous parodies modern erotic fiction |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person narrative
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
the various clients of the brothel
Charles,_Fanny's_love_interest Mr._H,_the_brothel_owner Mrs._Brown,_Fanny's_mentor |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
its use of humor
its vivid descriptions being one of the first pornographic novels in English its commentary on social class its exploration of female desire its frank depiction of sexuality its impact on censorship laws |
| gptkbp:previousName |
Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:London
1748 |
| gptkbp:setting |
18th century England
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| gptkbp:style |
picaresque
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| gptkbp:theme |
sexuality
class and social mobility |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
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