The Portrait of a Lady
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The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Portrait of a Lady
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The Portrait of a Lady (1968 TV series)
The Portrait of a Lady self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
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| adaptationType |
film
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television series ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| character |
Caspar Goodwood
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Gilbert Osmond ⓘ Isabel Archer ⓘ Lord Warburton ⓘ Madame Merle ⓘ Mrs. Touchett ⓘ Pansy Osmond ⓘ Ralph Touchett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| firstPublicationMedium |
Macmillan's Magazine
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The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ |
| genre |
literary realism
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novel of manners ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Portrait of a Lady
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The Portrait of a Lady: Volume II
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| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Isabel Archer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | free indirect discourse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex psychological characterization
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exploration of female autonomy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Henry James’s major phase of fiction ⓘ |
| placeInCanon |
classic of American literature
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major work of Henry James ⓘ |
| publicationForm |
book edition
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serialised novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Macmillan and Co. ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
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Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| theme |
American versus European culture
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freedom and independence ⓘ identity and self-knowledge ⓘ manipulation and betrayal ⓘ marriage and its constraints ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1968 TV series)
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The Portrait of a Lady: Volume II
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The Portrait of a Lady
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The Portrait of a Lady (novel)
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The Portrait of a Lady (1881)
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The Portrait of a Lady (1881)
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
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The Portrait of a Lady (novel)
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The Portrait of a Lady (TV adaptation)