Breakfast-Table series
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The Breakfast-Table series is a collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that blend humor, philosophy, and social commentary through dialogues among boarders at a Boston boardinghouse.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay series
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literary work → |
| author | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| featuresCharacterType | boarders → |
| firstWorkInSeries | The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table → |
| genre |
conversational essay
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humorous essay → philosophical essay → social commentary → |
| hasNarratorRole | breakfast-table talker → |
| includesWork |
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
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The Poet at the Breakfast-Table → The Professor at the Breakfast-Table → |
| language | English → |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
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surface form: "American realism"
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| literaryPeriod | 19th century American literature → |
| narrativeForm | dialogue → |
| notableFor |
blend of humor and philosophy
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depiction of boardinghouse life → use of conversational style → |
| placeAssociated |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form: "Boston"
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| publicationMedium | periodical press → |
| setting | Boston boardinghouse → |
| theme |
New England society
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intellectual conversation → philosophy of life → social observation → |
| tone |
humorous
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reflective → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "The Autocrat"