A Modern Instance
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"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Modern Instance canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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realist novel ⓘ |
| author | William Dean Howells ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
American middle-class life
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legal and social aspects of divorce ⓘ social norms surrounding marriage ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | book ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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social novel ⓘ |
| hasCreator | William Dean Howells ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family
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marriage ⓘ morality in social relations ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divorce
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late 19th-century American society ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ moral consequences of divorce ⓘ social implications of divorce ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | early realistic treatment of divorce in American literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| publicationYear | 1882 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: A Modern Instance Description of subject: "A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
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