Two Years Before the Mast (book)
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"Two Years Before the Mast" is a classic 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana Jr. recounting his harrowing experiences as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn, noted for its vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life and seafaring hardships.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Two Years Before the Mast | 2 |
| Two Years Before the Mast (book) canonical | 1 |
| Volume 23: Two Years Before the Mast by Dana | 1 |
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Target entity: Two Years Before the Mast (book) Context triple: [Two Years Before the Mast (film), hasAdaptationSource, Two Years Before the Mast (book)]
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Two Years Before the Mast (film)
Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 American seafaring adventure drama film based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.’s memoir about life as a common sailor in the 1830s.
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Redburn
Redburn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville that follows a young man's coming-of-age voyage as a sailor on a transatlantic ship.
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White-Jacket
White-Jacket is a semi-autobiographical 1850 novel by Herman Melville that critiques life and discipline aboard a U.S. Navy warship.
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The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian literary tale, often regarded as one of the earliest works of adventure fiction, in which a mariner recounts his survival on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent.
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E.
Billy Budd
Billy Budd is a posthumously published novella by Herman Melville that tells the tragic story of an innocent sailor caught in a moral and legal conflict aboard a British warship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Two Years Before the Mast (book) Target entity description: "Two Years Before the Mast" is a classic 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana Jr. recounting his harrowing experiences as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn, noted for its vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life and seafaring hardships.
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A.
Two Years Before the Mast (film)
Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 American seafaring adventure drama film based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.’s memoir about life as a common sailor in the 1830s.
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B.
Redburn
Redburn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Herman Melville that follows a young man's coming-of-age voyage as a sailor on a transatlantic ship.
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C.
White-Jacket
White-Jacket is a semi-autobiographical 1850 novel by Herman Melville that critiques life and discipline aboard a U.S. Navy warship.
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D.
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian literary tale, often regarded as one of the earliest works of adventure fiction, in which a mariner recounts his survival on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent.
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E.
Billy Budd
Billy Budd is a posthumously published novella by Herman Melville that tells the tragic story of an innocent sailor caught in a moral and legal conflict aboard a British warship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Richard Henry Dana Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s real-life sea voyage ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in the 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describes |
California hide trade
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life of common sailors in the 19th century ⓘ voyage around Cape Horn ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | John Farrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1840 ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nautical literature ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Two Years Before the Mast (1946 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Richard Henry Dana Jr. (narrator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
annotated editions
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scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later sea narratives and maritime fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | American literary canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | maritime reform movements ⓘ |
| inLibraryOfCongressClassification | PS1292 .A1 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
hardships of seafaring life
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maritime labor and discipline ⓘ social conditions of common sailors ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of sailor working conditions
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influence on public perception of sailors ⓘ vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
California coast
NERFINISHED
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Cape Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Cape Horn passage
NERFINISHED
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hide and tallow trade ⓘ merchant sailing ships ⓘ sailor discipline and flogging ⓘ social hierarchy aboard ship ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1830s ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historical source on 19th-century seafaring
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historical source on early California ⓘ |
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Subject: Two Years Before the Mast (book) Description of subject: "Two Years Before the Mast" is a classic 1840 memoir by Richard Henry Dana Jr. recounting his harrowing experiences as a common sailor on a voyage around Cape Horn, noted for its vivid portrayal of 19th-century maritime life and seafaring hardships.
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