The Minister's Charge

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The Minister's Charge is an 1887 novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral responsibility, and the consequences of idealism through the story of a rural poet brought into Boston society.

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The Minister's Charge canonical 2

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author William Dean Howells
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublicationMedium print
form prose
genre realist novel
social novel
hasAuthor William Dean Howells
hasSubject city and town life in fiction
clergy
poets
hasTitle The Minister's Charge self-link
literaryMovement Realism
surface form: American realism
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
mainCharacter rural poet
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOf William Dean Howells
surface form: William Dean Howells bibliography
publicationYear 1887
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston
theme consequences of idealism
idealism
literary ambition
moral responsibility
social class
social mobility
urban versus rural life
timePeriodOfSetting 19th century

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William Dean Howells notableWork The Minister's Charge
The Minister's Charge hasTitle The Minister's Charge self-link