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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:nickname
gptkb:Author gptkb:Person gptkb:Writer gptkb:poet gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:alias |
gptkb:Mary_Anne_Evans
gptkb:George_Eliot |
| gptkbp:associated_act |
gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkb:feminism gptkb:philosophy Social reform realism |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:The_George_Eliot_Fellowship
gptkb:The_George_Eliot_Memorial_Gardens gptkb:The_George_Eliot_Museum gptkb:The_English_Woman's_Journal gptkb:The_Westminster_Review gptkb:Coventry gptkb:London gptkb:University_of_Cambridge gptkb:The_Saturday_Review gptkb:Nuneaton The George Eliot Archive |
| gptkbp:award |
Honorary Doctorate from the University of St Andrews
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Order_of_Merit
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh Honorary Doctorate from the University of St Andrews |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1819-11-22
November 22, 1819 |
| gptkbp:birth_name |
gptkb:Mary_Anne_Evans
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| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Nuneaton,_England
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| gptkbp:born |
gptkb:Nuneaton
November 22, 1819 Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:None
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Feminist literature
Realist fiction Philosophical novels |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Social commentary
Influence on modern literature Psychological realism Feminist literary criticism Exploration of existential themes Themes of love and loss Exploration of social class Adaptations in film and theater Exploration of human relationships Historical context in literature Influence on feminist theory Character development techniques Influence on narrative techniques Themes of morality and ethics Literary criticism and analysis Exploration of Victorian society Exploration of morality in literature Impact on character-driven storytelling Impact on literary realism Impact on narrative perspective Impact on narrative voice Influence on character complexity Narrative style and structure Studies in gender and identity |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1880-12-22
December 22, 1880 |
| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:London,_England
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| gptkbp:died |
December 22, 1880
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Coventry
gptkb:University_of_London gptkb:Coventry_Grammar_School |
| gptkbp:famous_for |
gptkb:Character_development
Complex characters Moral philosophy Narrative style Social criticism Strong female characters Critique of Victorian society Innovative narrative techniques Psychological insight Realistic portrayal of human emotions Exploring social issues Depicting rural life in England Exploring complex characters and moral dilemmas Philosophical depth in novels |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
“ It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“ The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” “ Life is not an easy matter... it is a very difficult matter.” “ The only thing that makes life possible is a little love.” “ We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:literature
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| gptkbp:first_published |
gptkb:Adam_Bede
gptkb:The_Sad_Fortunes_of_the_Rev._Amos_Barton gptkb:Daniel_Deronda |
| gptkbp:full_name |
gptkb:Mary_Anne_Evans
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Victorian_literature gptkb:poetry gptkb:novel gptkb:philosophy Literary realism social criticism philosophical fiction |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Eliot
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:Utilitarianism Idealism |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:E._M._Forster
gptkb:D._H._Lawrence gptkb:Henry_James gptkb:James_Joyce gptkb:Virginia_Woolf gptkb:T._S._Eliot gptkb:Thomas_Hardy |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:Modernist_literature
Contemporary fiction |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:George_Henry_Lewes gptkb:George_Sands gptkb:David_Friedrich_Strauss |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:George_Sands |
| gptkbp:inspired |
Literary criticism
Feminist literature Modernist writers |
| gptkbp:known_for |
Complex female characters
Psychological insight in characters Exploring social and moral issues |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:literary_movement |
Victorian realism
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| gptkbp:name |
gptkb:George_Eliot
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| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:British
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| gptkbp:notable_character |
gptkb:Silas_Marner
gptkb:Tertius_Lydgate gptkb:Dorothea_Brooke gptkb:Maggie_Tulliver gptkb:Gwendolen_Harleth |
| gptkbp:notable_influence |
gptkb:feminism
Psychological realism Moral philosophy Social criticism Realism in literature |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty.”
“ It is never too late to be what you might have been.” “ The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” “ We could never have loved the earth so well if we had had no childhood in it.” “ Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.” “ The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.” |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Scenes_of_Clerical_Life
gptkb:Middlemarch gptkb:Middlemarch:_A_Study_of_Provincial_Life gptkb:Romola gptkb:Silas_Marner gptkb:The_Lifted_Veil gptkb:Theophrastus_Such gptkb:Adam_Bede gptkb:Felix_Holt,_the_Radical gptkb:Daniel_Deronda gptkb:The_Mill_on_the_Floss gptkb:The_Spanish_Gypsy Daniel Deronda: A Novel Impressions of Theophrastus Such The Mill on the Floss: A Novel Daniel Deronda: A Novel. Impressions of Theophrastus Such. Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems. The Legend of Jubal. The Mill on the Floss: A Novel. The Spanish Gypsy. The Spanish Gypsy: A Poem. Theophrastus Such. The Lifted Veil: A Novel. Theophrastus Such: A Volume of Essays. |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:translator
gptkb:essayist gptkb:poet gptkb:editor gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:partnership |
gptkb:George_Henry_Lewes
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:Utilitarianism Empiricism |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Nuneaton,_England
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:London,_England
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| gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
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| gptkbp:real_name |
gptkb:Mary_Anne_Evans
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| gptkbp:resting_place |
gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:result |
Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Middlemarch (published in parts) |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:George_Henry_Lewes
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Hope
gptkb:Loss gptkb:Love gptkb:Nature gptkb:Redemption gptkb:Ambition gptkb:religion gptkb:Change gptkb:friendship gptkb:identity gptkb:community gptkb:feminism Individualism Morality Women's rights Regret Family dynamics Intellectualism Social criticism Human experience Class struggle |
| gptkbp:website |
https://www.georgeeliot.org
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| gptkbp:writing_style |
realism
moral complexity psychological insight |
| gptkbp:youth_programs |
gptkb:Coventry_School
gptkb:Nuneaton_Grammar_School |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:exhibition
gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery gptkb:Victorian_literature gptkb:Lord_Lytton gptkb:Henry_James gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill gptkb:Victorian_England gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:T._S._Eliot gptkb:Henry_Adams gptkb:Alfred_Lord_Tennyson gptkb:Vanity_Fair gptkb:Emily_Dickinson gptkb:Maggie_Tulliver gptkb:Victorian_era |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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