The Bostonians

Target entity: The Bostonians
Context triple: [Ismail Merchant, notableWork, The Bostonians]

• A. The Bostonians
  The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James that explores post–Civil War American society through a satirical examination of feminism, reform movements, and complex personal relationships in Boston.
• B. The Biglow Papers
  The Biglow Papers is a satirical collection of dialect poems and prose by James Russell Lowell that critiques the Mexican–American War and contemporary politics in mid-19th-century America.
• C. The Custom of the Country
  The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton that satirically portrays American society and social climbing through the ruthless ambitions of its heroine, Undine Spragg.
• D. The Rise of Silas Lapham
  The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
• E. Pillars of Society
  "Pillars of Society" is a satirical 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz that harshly criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of Weimar-era political and social elites.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Bostonians
Target entity description: The Bostonians is a 1984 period drama film adaptation of Henry James's novel, directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, that explores feminism, politics, and romantic rivalry in post–Civil War Boston.

• A. The Bostonians
  The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James that explores post–Civil War American society through a satirical examination of feminism, reform movements, and complex personal relationships in Boston.
• B. The Biglow Papers
  The Biglow Papers is a satirical collection of dialect poems and prose by James Russell Lowell that critiques the Mexican–American War and contemporary politics in mid-19th-century America.
• C. The Custom of the Country
  The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton that satirically portrays American society and social climbing through the ruthless ambitions of its heroine, Undine Spragg.
• D. The Rise of Silas Lapham
  The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
• E. Pillars of Society
  "Pillars of Society" is a satirical 1926 painting by German artist George Grosz that harshly criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption of Weimar-era political and social elites.
• F. None of above. chosen