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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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
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| 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
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surface form:
American realism
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| 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
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surface form:
Boston
|
| theme |
consequences of idealism
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idealism ⓘ literary ambition ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ social class ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urban versus rural life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Minister's Charge Description of subject: 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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