The Wings of the Dove
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The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James that explores complex moral and emotional entanglements surrounding love, wealth, and betrayal in Edwardian society.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| adaptation |
The Wings of the Dove (1997 film)
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| adaptationType |
film
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| author |
Henry James
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
considered one of Henry James's major novels
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| explores |
complex moral and emotional entanglements
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exploitation and complicity in love → impact of wealth on personal relationships → tension between personal desire and moral duty → |
| filmAdaptationDirector |
Iain Softley
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| filmAdaptationReleaseYear |
1997
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| firstPublishedIn |
London
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| firstPublisher |
Archibald Constable & Co.
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| focusesOn |
relationships shaped by money and illness
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| genre |
literary fiction
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novel of manners → psychological novel → |
| hasProtagonist |
Kate Croy
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Merton Densher → Milly Theale → |
| hasTitleOrigin |
biblical allusion to a dove
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
modernist precursor
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realism → |
| mainCharacter |
Kate Croy
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Merton Densher → Milly Theale → |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
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love → moral ambiguity → sacrifice → social class → wealth → |
| narrativeFocus |
psychological depth of characters
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| narrativeStyle |
third-person narration
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| narrativeTechnique |
free indirect discourse
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interior monologue → |
| notableCharacter |
Aunt Maud Lowder
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| partOf |
late phase of Henry James's career
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| placeOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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| publicationYear |
1902
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| settingLocation |
London
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Venice → |
| settingPeriod |
Edwardian era
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| structure |
three-part novel
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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David Parfitt
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Eduardo Serra → Helena Bonham Carter → Helena Bonham Carter → Henry James → Tariq Anwar → |
notableWork |
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The Wings of the Dove
("The Wings of the Dove (1997 film)")
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adaptation |
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Portrait of Henry James
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depictsNotableWorkAuthor |
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Tariq Anwar
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editedFilm |
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Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex
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inspiredWork |
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The Golden Bowl
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precededBy |
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David Parfitt
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produced |
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The Ambassadors
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relatedWork |
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Eduardo Serra
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workedOn |