Put Out More Flags
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Put Out More Flags is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh set during the early years of World War II, following a cast of recurring characters as they navigate the absurdities and moral ambiguities of wartime Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Put Out More Flags canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | in copyright in most jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | early phase of the Second World War in Britain ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alastair Trumpington
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Ambrose Silk ⓘ Angela Lyne ⓘ Basil Seal ⓘ Cedric Lyne ⓘ Sonia Trumpington ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| follows | Brideshead Revisited ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio adaptation by the BBC ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later British war satires ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Basil Seal ⓘ |
| hasOpening | set in the phoney war period of WWII ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive contemporary reviews ⓘ |
| hasStyle | satirical realism ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
civilian life in wartime Britain
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evacuee children in the countryside ⓘ social climbing and class ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
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ironic ⓘ |
| isInCanonOf | Evelyn Waugh's major works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sword of Honour trilogy
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surface form:
Evelyn Waugh's war trilogy (informal grouping with Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, Unconditional Surrender)
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| publicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Chapman and Hall
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surface form:
Chapman & Hall
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| settingLocation |
Great Britain
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surface form:
Britain
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | early years of World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
English upper-class society
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absurdities of wartime bureaucracy ⓘ moral ambiguity in wartime ⓘ opportunism during war ⓘ patriotism and cynicism ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | phrase from a Royal Navy order encouraging more signal flags to be flown ⓘ |
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