Book First: The Prince
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"Book First: The Prince" is the opening section of Henry James's novel *The Golden Bowl*, introducing the central characters and laying the groundwork for the complex psychological and moral drama that follows.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book First: The Prince canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
ⓘ
novel part ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Adam Verver
ⓘ
Charlotte Stant ⓘ Maggie Verver ⓘ Prince Amerigo ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInWork | The Prince ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernist precursor
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishes psychological themes
ⓘ
introduction of central characters ⓘ lays groundwork for later drama ⓘ sets up moral conflicts ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | opening section ⓘ |
| partOf | The Golden Bowl ⓘ |
| partOfPublication | first volume of The Golden Bowl (two-volume edition) ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
marriage
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ psychological complexity ⓘ social conventions ⓘ wealth and privilege ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
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