Sartor Resartus
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Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sartor Resartus canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Sartor Resartus Context triple: [Thomas Carlyle, notableWork, Sartor Resartus]
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A.
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
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B.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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C.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is a seminal 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores the psychology of a bitter, isolated narrator and is often considered one of the first existentialist works of literature.
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D.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
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E.
The Confidence-Man
The Confidence-Man is an 1857 satirical novel by Herman Melville that unfolds aboard a Mississippi riverboat, exploring themes of deception, trust, and American identity through a series of enigmatic encounters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sartor Resartus Target entity description: Sartor Resartus is a satirical, philosophical novel by Thomas Carlyle that explores the nature of clothes as a metaphor for social institutions and human beliefs.
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A.
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
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B.
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a series of humorous and reflective conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in the 1850s.
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C.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground is a seminal 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores the psychology of a bitter, isolated narrator and is often considered one of the first existentialist works of literature.
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D.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
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E.
The Confidence-Man
The Confidence-Man is an 1857 satirical novel by Herman Melville that unfolds aboard a Mississippi riverboat, exploring themes of deception, trust, and American identity through a series of enigmatic encounters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Carlyle ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clothes as a metaphor for human beliefs
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clothes as a metaphor for social institutions ⓘ critique of modern society ⓘ nature of symbols ⓘ relationship between appearance and reality ⓘ spiritual crisis and renewal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
1833
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1834 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Fraser's Magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
philosophy of history
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politics ⓘ religion ⓘ social criticism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
American Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ modernist narrative experimentation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German idealist philosophy
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Romanticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Diogenes Teufelsdröckh
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anonymous English editor ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person editor-narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
fragmentary documents
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mock scholarship ⓘ pseudo-biography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of fiction, philosophy, and criticism
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complex, digressive style ⓘ early example of Victorian experimental prose ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| period | early Victorian period ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstBookPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | James Fraser ⓘ |
| setting | fictional German university town of Weissnichtwo ⓘ |
| structure | framed as an editor's commentary on a German philosopher's work ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Tailor Re-tailored ⓘ |
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