the Autocrat
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The Autocrat is the witty, reflective narrator and central persona in Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s series of conversational essays "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table."
Aliases (1)
- The Autocrat ×38
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary character
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narrator → persona → |
| appearsIn |
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
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| appearsInSeries |
Breakfast-Table series
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| associatedWithAuthorPersona |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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| centuryOfCreation |
19th century
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| characterFunction |
commentator on contemporary issues
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vehicle for author’s opinions → |
| characterType |
essayistic persona
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| createdBy |
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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| discusses |
literature
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philosophy → religion → science → society → |
| firstPublicationContext |
The Atlantic Monthly
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| genre |
didactic essay
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essay → humorous essay → |
| hasAudienceWithinWork |
fellow boarders at the breakfast table
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
conversational essays
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| literaryMovement |
American humor tradition
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American literary realism (early tendencies) → |
| medium |
periodical publication
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| narrativeMode |
first-person narration
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| nationalLiteraryTradition |
American literature
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| relatedWork |
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
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The Professor at the Breakfast-Table → |
| roleInWork |
central persona
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reflective narrator → witty narrator → |
| setting |
boarding-house breakfast table
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| tone |
philosophical
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reflective → satirical → witty → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
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