The Artistic Career of Corky
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"The Artistic Career of Corky" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, centered on a struggling artist and his romantic and professional misadventures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Artistic Career of Corky canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic fiction
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short story ⓘ |
| author | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Corky’s attempt to succeed as an artist and gain approval for his romance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexander Worple
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Bertie Wooster ⓘ Corky ⓘ Jeeves ⓘ Muriel Singer ⓘ |
| fictionalWorld |
P. G. Wodehouse universe
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surface form:
Wodehouse Jeeves canon
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| focusesOn |
Corky’s artistic career
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Corky’s romantic life ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy of manners
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humor ⓘ |
| hasAristocraticNarrator | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| hasValetCharacter | Jeeves ⓘ |
| includesCharacterRole |
love interest
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struggling artist ⓘ valet ⓘ wealthy uncle ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Jeeves and Wooster ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| protagonist | Corky ⓘ |
| series |
Jeeves and Wooster
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surface form:
Jeeves stories
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| setting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic ambition
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class differences ⓘ financial dependence ⓘ romantic misadventure ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
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