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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:novel
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:miniseries
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gptkbp:adaptation_year
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gptkb:2002
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:television_series
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:John_Galsworthy
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gptkbp:characters
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gptkb:Irene_Forsyte
gptkb:Fleur_Forsyte
gptkb:Soames_Forsyte
gptkb:Jolyon_Forsyte
Galsworthy's portrayal of the upper middle class
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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well-received
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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explored themes of modernity
depicted the decline of the Victorian values
influenced later British literature
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga:_To_Let
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga:_A_Modern_Comedy
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gptkbp:genre
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literary fiction
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:post-World_War_I_Britain
the rise of the middle class
changing social norms
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gptkbp:influences
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social realism
Edwardian literature
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gptkbp:isbn
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978-0-14-043794-0
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_significance
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explores themes of property and ownership
depicts the struggles of individual desires against societal expectations
character study of the Forsyte family
examines the evolution of British society
part of the Forsyte Saga trilogy
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gptkbp:narrative_focus
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personal relationships
the Forsyte family
the impact of societal changes
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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third-person
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
" The Forsytes were a family of property."
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gptkbp:page_count
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400
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga
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gptkbp:precedes
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga:_To_Let
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gptkbp:published
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gptkb:1920
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:William_Heinemann
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gptkbp:series
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gptkb:The_Forsyte_Saga
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:themes
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love and betrayal
family dynamics
class conflict
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Galsworthy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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