Lavinia
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Lavinia is a novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that reimagines the life of the minor Aeneid character Lavinia, giving her a rich inner world and narrative voice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavinia canonical | 8 |
| Lavinia (Aeneid character) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| awarded |
Locus Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
|
| basedOn |
Virgil's Aeneid
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
|
| basedOnWorkBy | Virgil ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
classical reception literature
ⓘ
feminist reinterpretations of myth ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores | the unwritten life of Lavinia beyond the Aeneid text ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aeneas
ⓘ
Amata ⓘ King Latinus ⓘ Turnus ⓘ Virgil ⓘ
surface form:
the poet Virgil (as a character)
|
| focusesOn |
inner life of Lavinia
ⓘ
reimagining a minor character from the Aeneid ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fantasy
ⓘ
mythological fiction ⓘ |
| givesNarrativeVoiceTo |
Lavinia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lavinia (Aeneid character)
|
| hasCoverSubject | Lavinia and ancient landscape (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dialogue with the poet
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ visions and dreams ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300-400 pages ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative with reflective passages ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and free will
ⓘ
gender and voice ⓘ marriage and political alliance ⓘ myth and storytelling ⓘ War and Peace ⓘ
surface form:
war and peace
|
| ISBN | 9780151014248 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lavinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Lavinia (mythological figure)
|
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centering a previously marginal epic character
ⓘ
metafictional interaction with Virgil ⓘ |
| partOf | Ursula K. Le Guin bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt Brace & World
ⓘ
surface form:
Harcourt
|
| reception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| setting |
Latium
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Latium
pre-Roman Italy ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Nebula Award for Best Novel
ⓘ
World Fantasy Award ⓘ
surface form:
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mythic early Roman history ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lavinia (Aeneid character)