The Gadfly
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The Gadfly is a politically charged 1897 novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich that follows an English revolutionary in Italy and became especially influential in socialist and communist countries.
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| The Gadfly canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Gadfly Context triple: [Ethel Lilian Voynich, notableWork, The Gadfly]
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The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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The Eloquent Peasant
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C.
Der Untertan
Der Untertan is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality of Wilhelmine German society through the life of its opportunistic protagonist, Diederich Heßling.
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The Great Consoler
The Great Consoler is a 1933 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, loosely based on the life and writings of American author O. Henry and noted for its exploration of illusion versus reality.
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E.
The Gallant Conversation
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Gadfly Target entity description: The Gadfly is a politically charged 1897 novel by Ethel Lilian Voynich that follows an English revolutionary in Italy and became especially influential in socialist and communist countries.
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A.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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B.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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C.
Der Untertan
Der Untertan is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques authoritarianism and the submissive mentality of Wilhelmine German society through the life of its opportunistic protagonist, Diederich Heßling.
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D.
The Great Consoler
The Great Consoler is a 1933 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, loosely based on the life and writings of American author O. Henry and noted for its exploration of illusion versus reality.
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E.
The Gallant Conversation
The Gallant Conversation is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Gerard ter Borch, renowned for its subtle depiction of social interaction and refined interior scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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opera ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| author | Ethel Lilian Voynich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
very high in the Soviet Union
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widely read in Eastern Bloc countries ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Cardinal Montanelli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gemma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ revolutionary fiction ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
individual vs. church
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individual vs. state ⓘ personal faith vs. political conviction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStatus | cult classic in socialist literature ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
anti-clerical critique of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
promotion of revolutionary ideals ⓘ |
| hasNotableAdaptation |
1955 Soviet film "The Gadfly"
NERFINISHED
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1955 film score by Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ opera "The Gadfly" by Antonio Spadavecchia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | about 400 pages ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ communist countries ⓘ socialist countries ⓘ |
| inspired | revolutionary youth in socialist states ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arthur Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | the Gadfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Italian Risorgimento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anticlericalism
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betrayal ⓘ identity ⓘ political struggle ⓘ religion and doubt ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | 1840s ⓘ |
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