The White Peacock
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The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The White Peacock canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | D. H. Lawrence ⓘ |
| containsElement | autobiographical elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between instinct and social convention
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constraints of social class ⓘ impact of industrialization on rural life ⓘ religion and spirituality in everyday life ⓘ tension between town and countryside ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | early modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWordCount | about 120000 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationshipType |
love triangle
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unfulfilled love ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Cyril Beardsall
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George Saxton ⓘ Leslie Tempest ⓘ Lettie Beardsall ⓘ |
| hasPart | three-part structure ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
detailed nature description
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | white peacock ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lawrence’s experiences in Nottinghamshire ⓘ |
| isDebutWorkOf | D. H. Lawrence ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Cyril Beardsall ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| prefiguresThemesOf |
Sons and Lovers
ⓘ
Women in Love ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann publishing group
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surface form:
Heinemann
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| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural England ⓘ |
| symbolism |
beauty and fragility of nature
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elusiveness of ideal love ⓘ |
| theme |
class tensions
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conflict between industrialization and nature ⓘ human relationships ⓘ marriage and sexuality ⓘ nature ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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