Book II: Old and Young
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"Book II: Old and Young" is the second major section of George Eliot’s novel *Middlemarch*, focusing on the contrasting experiences and perspectives of different generations within the provincial town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book II: Old and Young canonical | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a literary work
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section of a novel ⓘ |
| author | George Eliot ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
George Eliot
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surface form:
Mary Ann Evans
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dorothea Brooke
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Edward Casaubon ⓘ Fred Vincy ⓘ Mary Garth ⓘ Rosamond Vincy ⓘ Tertius Lydgate ⓘ |
| genre | realist novel section ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
experiences of different age groups
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generational contrast ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
contrasts aspirations of youth with experience of elders
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develops main character relationships ⓘ |
| partOf | Middlemarch ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second major section of Middlemarch ⓘ |
| publicationForm | originally serialized as part of Middlemarch ⓘ |
| setting | provincial town of Middlemarch ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century England ⓘ |
| theme |
clash between youth and age
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idealism versus pragmatism ⓘ marriage expectations ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
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