Irene Lapham
E221669
Irene Lapham is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham," embodying the emotional and social complexities of a young woman in post–Civil War Boston society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irene Lapham canonical | 5 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rise of Silas Lapham ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class mobility
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ moral choice ⓘ romantic idealization ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | William Dean Howells ⓘ |
| depicts |
emotional complexities of young women in Gilded Age Boston
ⓘ
social expectations in upper-middle-class Boston society ⓘ |
| familyName | Lapham ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Rise of Silas Lapham ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | realist novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Irene ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focus of romantic plot involving Tom Corey ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| parent |
Persis Lapham
ⓘ
Silas Lapham ⓘ |
| relative |
Penelope Lapham
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Persis Lapham ⓘ Silas Lapham ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| roleInWork | central figure ⓘ |
| sibling | Penelope Lapham ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–Civil War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irene Lapham Description of subject: Irene Lapham is a central figure in William Dean Howells’s novel "The Rise of Silas Lapham," embodying the emotional and social complexities of a young woman in post–Civil War Boston society.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.