Gulley Jimson
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Gulley Jimson is a disreputable, obsessive, and eccentric aging painter who serves as the roguish antihero of Joyce Cary’s comic novel "The Horse’s Mouth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulley Jimson canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptationNote | portrayed by Alec Guinness in the 1958 film adaptation of The Horse’s Mouth ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Horse’s Mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The First Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | bohemian London art scene ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
aging
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disreputable ⓘ eccentric ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| characterType | roguish antihero ⓘ |
| creator | Joyce Cary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | comic novel ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satire of the art world ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| notableWorkInFiction | large murals ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| personality |
cynical
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manipulative ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| relationshipToArt | obsessively devoted ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| socialStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
art and obsession
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bohemian life ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
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