Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:television_series
film stage play |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
symbolism
imagery irony foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Darnay_and_Carton
Darnay_and_Lucie Lucie_and_her_father |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Sydney_Carton
gptkb:Charles_Darnay Lucie Manette |
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
Charles_Darnay's_struggles
Lucie_Manette's_compassion Sydney_Carton's_redemption |
| gptkbp:conflict |
personal vs. political
love vs. duty revolution vs. order |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired adaptations
studied in schools reference in other works |
| gptkbp:evaluates |
based on real events
depicts real historical figures |
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Recalled to life."
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." "A far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done." |
| gptkbp:genre |
historical fiction
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:French_Revolution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Tale of the Two Cities
|
| gptkbp:influence |
literature
popular culture |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
A Tale of Two Cities
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:moral |
the importance of sacrifice
the duality of human nature |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
flashbacks
third-person omniscient parallel plots |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
approximately 400
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1859
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Chapman_&_Hall
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:London
gptkb:Paris |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the broken wine cask
the guillotine the echoing footsteps |
| gptkbp:theme |
sacrifice
resurrection |