Pauline’s Passion and Punishment
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Pauline’s Passion and Punishment is a 19th-century sensation novella by Louisa May Alcott (writing under the pseudonym A. M. Barnard), known for its themes of intense emotion, revenge, and transgressive female desire.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century literary work
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novella ⓘ sensation fiction work ⓘ |
| associatedWithPseudonymousWriting | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorGender | female ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | A. M. Barnard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRealName | Louisa May Alcott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Little Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalDiscussion |
feminist literary criticism
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studies of Louisa May Alcott’s darker works ⓘ studies of sensation fiction ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Pauline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
novella
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sensation fiction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contrast with Alcott’s juvenile fiction
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depiction of passionate revenge ⓘ exploration of taboo female desire ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
moral transgression
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psychological intensity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | female protagonist ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
female agency
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intense emotion ⓘ marriage and betrayal ⓘ power dynamics between genders ⓘ revenge ⓘ transgressive female desire ⓘ |
| workByAuthorAlsoKnownFor | Little Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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