A Hazard of New Fortunes
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A Hazard of New Fortunes is an 1890 realist novel by William Dean Howells that portrays the social, economic, and cultural tensions of Gilded Age New York City through the experiences of a literary magazine’s staff.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethnic and cultural pluralism
ⓘ
speculative capitalism ⓘ |
| author | William Dean Howells ⓘ |
| character |
Basil March
ⓘ
Berthold Lindau ⓘ Orvil E. Dryfoos ⓘ
surface form:
Conrad Dryfoos
F. M. Fulkerson ⓘ Isabel March ⓘ Jacob Dryfoos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
class conflict
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immigrant life in New York ⓘ labor unrest in New York City ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| focusesOn | staff of a literary magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
city novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
magazine publishing industry
ⓘ
social reform ideas ⓘ urban modernization ⓘ |
| laterPublicationFormat | book form ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural diversity in the city
ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ journalism and publishing ⓘ labor versus capital conflict ⓘ middle-class anxieties ⓘ social tensions in urban America ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of capitalism
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detailed portrayal of Gilded Age New York City ⓘ multi-perspective character ensemble ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American realist canon ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| protagonist | Basil March ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| publisherWithinStory | Every Other Week ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | late 19th century ⓘ |
| writtenBy | William Dean Howells ⓘ |
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