Hugh Stanbury
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Hugh Stanbury is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "He Knew He Was Right," depicted as an independent-minded journalist whose unconventional career and romantic choices challenge Victorian social norms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh Stanbury canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | He Knew He Was Right ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between love and duty
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individualism ⓘ marriage and choice ⓘ press and politics ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| authorialUse |
vehicle for Trollope’s critique of rigid social hierarchy
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vehicle for Trollope’s views on the press ⓘ |
| challenges |
Victorian social norms
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class expectations ⓘ conventional career paths ⓘ conventional marriage expectations ⓘ |
| characterRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Dorothy Stanbury’s family expectations ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Louis Trevelyan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| employmentType | freelance journalist ⓘ |
| familyRelation | cousin of Dorothy Stanbury ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork |
He Knew He Was Right
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surface form:
He Knew He Was Right (1868–1869 serialisation)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Dorothy Stanbury ⓘ |
| moralPosition | voice of reason in the novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critic of social convention
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representative of professional journalism ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | journalist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
honest
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idealistic ⓘ independent-minded ⓘ unconventional ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| romanticInterest | Dorothy Stanbury ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| socialClass | middle class ⓘ |
| workplace |
British press
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surface form:
London press
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Referenced by (3)
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