Belinda
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"Belinda" is an 1801 novel by Maria Edgeworth that explores themes of female education, marriage, and social manners in early 19th-century British society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belinda canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Maria Edgeworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Clarence Hervey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Anne Percival NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Delacour NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Stanhope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | J. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
courtship novel
ⓘ
didactic novel ⓘ novel of manners ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations (19th century, various) ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1801 first edition
ⓘ
revised later editions ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British upper-class society
ⓘ
domestic life ⓘ female virtue ⓘ social performance ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample |
Belinda’s choice between Clarence Hervey and Mr. Vincent
ⓘ
scene of Lady Delacour’s supposed mortal illness ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment ideas of reason
ⓘ
conduct literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism (early form) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Belinda Portman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a mixed-race character in early British fiction
ⓘ
early exploration of women’s roles in marriage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Maria Edgeworth’s domestic fiction ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| protagonist | Belinda Portman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
country estates in England ⓘ early 19th-century British society ⓘ |
| theme |
courtship
ⓘ
female education ⓘ marriage ⓘ morality ⓘ race and colonialism ⓘ rationality versus sensibility ⓘ reputation and scandal ⓘ social manners ⓘ women’s independence ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.