Samuel Butler

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Erewhon_(film_adaptation)
gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh_(film_adaptation)
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Films
Stage plays
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Christ's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkb:The_Aesthetic_Movement
gptkb:The_Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
gptkbp:born December 4, 1835
gptkbp:born_in 1835
gptkbp:children gptkb:none
gptkbp:contribution Innovative narrative techniques
Exploration of identity
Critique of social norms
gptkbp:died June 18, 1902
September 18, 1902
gptkbp:died_in 1902
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:field gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
gptkb:satire
Satire
Philosophical fiction
philosophical fiction
Autobiographical fiction
gptkbp:has_legacy Influencing modern literature
Inspiring writers and thinkers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Butler
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Matthew_Arnold
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:social_reform
gptkb:Author
gptkb:fictional_character
gptkb:Cultural_Commentary
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkbp:is_known_for Social commentary
Satirical writing
Critique of Darwinism
Exploration of religion
gptkbp:is_remembered_for Innovative narrative techniques
Exploring themes of identity
Challenging societal norms
Critique of Victorian morality
gptkbp:known_for Critique of Victorian society
satirical writing
Exploration of themes of individuality and morality
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Cultural references in modern media
Influence on 20th-century literature
Recognition in literary criticism
Study of his works in literary courses
Continued relevance in discussions of ethics and society
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Victorian_literature
gptkb:Modernism
gptkbp:narrative_style Humor
Irony
Philosophical inquiry
Narrative experimentation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_influence Ulysses by James Joyce
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh
gptkb:Erewhon
gptkb:Hudson_River_Bracketed
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh
gptkb:Erewhon
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:painter
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkbp:philosophy Critique of materialism
Exploration of evolution
Advocacy for free will
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Nottingham,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Samuel_Butler_Prize_for_Literature
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Cemetery_of_St._John_the_Evangelist,_Hampstead
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Clara_Butler
gptkbp:translated_into Multiple languages
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Novelist
gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Notebooks_of_Samuel_Butler
gptkb:The_Authoress_of_the_Odyssey
gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh
gptkb:Alps_and_Sanctuaries_of_Italy
gptkb:Erewhon
gptkb:Erewhon_Revisited
gptkb:Hudson_River_Bracketed
gptkb:The_Fair_Haven:_A_Work_in_Defence_of_the_Miraculous
gptkb:The_Iliad_and_the_Odyssey:_A_New_Translation
gptkb:The_Life_and_Letters_of_Samuel_Butler
gptkb:The_Life_of_John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:The_Note-Books_of_Samuel_Butler
gptkb:The_Note-Books_of_Samuel_Butler:_A_Selection
gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh:_A_Novel
God the Known and God the Unknown
Life and Habit
The Fair Haven
The Iliad of Homer
The Life of John Stuart Mill: A Biography
The Evolution of the Idea of God
The Authoress of the Odyssey: A Discussion of the Origin of the Poem
The Life and Habit: A Study of the Evolution of Life
Evolution, Old and New
The Book of the Machines
The Life and Letters of Samuel Butler: A Biography
The Book of the Machines: A Study of the Evolution of Machines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Way_of_All_Flesh
gptkb:Iliad
gptkb:The_Iliad
gptkb:Samuel_Palmer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5