Coelebs in Search of a Wife
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Coelebs in Search of a Wife is a didactic 1809 novel by Hannah More that explores Christian morality, marriage, and social conduct through the story of a young man's quest for a virtuous spouse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coelebs | 1 |
| Coelebs in Search of a Wife canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
didactic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Hannah More ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| didacticPurpose |
to model a virtuous Christian marriage
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to promote Christian domestic ideals ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
female modesty
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parental responsibility ⓘ scriptural guidance in daily life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
the moral education of women
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the responsibilities of Christian husbands ⓘ the role of religion in domestic life ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian fiction
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didactic literature ⓘ moral fiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British Evangelical revival
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Regency-era Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglican evangelicalism
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surface form:
Evangelical Anglicanism
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| intendedAudience | middle-class readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Evangelical literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of early 19th-century religious novel
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influential in Evangelical domestic ideology ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Coelebs in Search of a Wife
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Coelebs
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| moralStance | conservative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| portrays |
contrasts between worldly and pious households
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idealized Christian family life ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Christian morality
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courtship ⓘ domestic virtue ⓘ female piety ⓘ marriage ⓘ religious education ⓘ social conduct ⓘ |
| promotes |
domestic economy
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practical piety ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1809 ⓘ |
| publisher |
T. Cadell Jr. and W. Davies
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surface form:
T. Cadell and W. Davies
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| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Practical Piety
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Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | two-volume novel ⓘ |
| targetedIssue |
superficial accomplishments in women
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worldliness in polite society ⓘ |
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