novel "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today"
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"The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" is an 1873 satirical novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that critiques post–Civil War American greed, political corruption, and speculative capitalism.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel → |
| associatedWith |
American political fiction
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Mark Twain bibliography → |
| author |
Charles Dudley Warner
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Mark Twain → |
| coAuthorRelationship |
first novel Mark Twain co-authored
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizes |
corrupt legislators
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lobbying in Washington, D.C. → railroad speculation → |
| features |
satirical portraits of businessmen
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satirical portraits of politicians → |
| firstEditionPublisher |
American Publishing Company
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| firstPublicationFormat |
book
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| form |
prose
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| genre |
political novel
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satire → social novel → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
historical term "Gilded Age" in U.S. history
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| hasNotableAdaptation |
The Gilded Age (1965 TV film)
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stage adaptations → |
| historicalSignificance |
coined name for late 19th-century American era
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| inspiredTerm |
Gilded Age
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| literaryForm |
fiction
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| literaryMovement |
Realism
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| mainTheme |
greed
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land speculation → political corruption → social criticism → speculative capitalism → |
| mediaType |
print
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| narrativeFocus |
American society
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business and politics → |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
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critique of post–Civil War American society → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| periodDepicted |
Reconstruction era
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| publicationYear |
1873
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| settingCountry |
United States
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| settingPeriod |
post–American Civil War era
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| structure |
multi-plot narrative
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| timeOfAction |
early 1870s
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late 1860s → |
| title |
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
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Roughing It
("The Gilded Age")
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
("The Gilded Age (1965 TV film)")
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Gilded Age
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Charles Dudley Warner
("The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today")
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American Publishing Company
("The Gilded Age")
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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
("The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today")
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