The Aspern Papers
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The Aspern Papers is a novella by Henry James that explores themes of literary obsession, secrecy, and moral ambiguity through a scholar’s attempt to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet from his reclusive former lover.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novella → |
| author | Henry James → |
| centralTheme |
literary obsession
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manipulation and deception → moral ambiguity → privacy versus public interest → secrecy → the ethics of biography → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| examines |
the commodification of literary remains
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the relationship between artist and admirer → |
| firstBookEditionYear | 1888 → |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized → |
| firstPublicationYear | 1888 → |
| firstPublishedIn | The Atlantic Monthly → |
| hasAdaptation |
The Aspern Papers
→
surface form: "The Aspern Papers (1987 film)"
The Aspern Papers →
surface form: "The Aspern Papers (2018 film)"
The Aspern Papers (opera) → The Aspern Papers →
surface form: "The Aspern Papers (stage play)"
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| hasCharacter |
Jeffrey Aspern
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Mrs. Prest → the unnamed editor-narrator → |
| hasInfluenceOn | later biographical and archival fiction → |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
frame narrative
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unreliable narrator → |
| hasMotif |
letters and manuscripts
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the decaying palazzo → withholding of information → |
| includedInCollection | The Aspern Papers, Louisa Pallant, The Modern Warning → |
| inspiredBy |
Claire Clairmont
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Percy Bysshe Shelley → |
| language | English → |
| literaryGenre |
novella
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psychological fiction → |
| literaryMovement | psychological realism → |
| literaryPeriod | Realism → |
| mainCharacter |
Juliana Bordereau
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Miss Tina Bordereau → the unnamed narrator → |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person narrator → |
| notableFor | its exploration of ethical limits in literary scholarship → |
| partOf | Henry James’s tales set in Europe → |
| plotElement |
a scholar attempts to obtain the private papers of a deceased poet
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the narrator lodges with the poet’s former lover to gain access to the papers → |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Macmillan and Co. → |
| settingLocation | Venice → |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century → |
| workType | fiction → |
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this entity surface form: "The Aspern Papers (1987 film)"
this entity surface form: "The Aspern Papers (2018 film)"
this entity surface form: "The Aspern Papers (stage play)"