The French Lieutenant's Woman
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The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical novel by John Fowles that subverts Victorian romance conventions through its metafictional narrative and multiple endings.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The French Lieutenant's Woman canonical | 7 |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman (film) | 1 |
| The French Lieutenant's Woman (screenplay) | 1 |
| The French Lieutenant’s Woman | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The French Lieutenant's Woman
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surface form:
The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)
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| author | John Fowles ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Karel Reisz ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActor |
Jeremy Irons
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Meryl Streep ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Harold Pinter ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099478331 ⓘ |
| languageStyle | pastiching Victorian prose ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
WH Smith Literary Award
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surface form:
W.H. Smith Literary Award
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| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charles Smithson
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Ernestina Freeman ⓘ Sarah Woodruff ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
authorial intrusion
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metafiction ⓘ multiple endings ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multiple possible endings
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subverting Victorian romance conventions ⓘ use of an intrusive, self-conscious narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 467 ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a woman known as the French lieutenant's woman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Lyme Regis ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
alternative endings
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nonlinear narrative elements ⓘ |
| theme |
Victorian social conventions
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class and social status ⓘ freedom and determinism ⓘ gender roles ⓘ the nature of authorship ⓘ the relationship between fiction and reality ⓘ |
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (screenplay)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (film)
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman