The Absentee
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The Absentee is an 1812 novel by Maria Edgeworth that satirizes Anglo-Irish landlordism and explores themes of social responsibility, class, and national identity in Ireland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Maria Edgeworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| depictsSocialGroup |
Anglo-Irish landlords
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British aristocracy ⓘ Irish tenants ⓘ |
| fictionalGenre | national tale ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | published as part of Tales of Fashionable Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialised ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Anglo-Irish literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Irish national tales ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
novel of manners
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Irish national tale
ⓘ
Realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Grace Nugent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Clonbrony NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Clonbrony NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Colambre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of absentee landlords in Ireland
ⓘ
depiction of Anglo-Irish aristocracy ⓘ early exploration of Irish national identity in fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of Fashionable Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Maria Edgeworth's major Irish novels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Johnson and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Castle Rackrent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ennui NERFINISHED ⓘ Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| settingCity |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Anglo-Irish landlordism
ⓘ
Irish peasantry ⓘ absentee landlordism ⓘ class ⓘ colonial relations between Britain and Ireland ⓘ improvement and reform ⓘ national identity ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | early 19th century ⓘ |
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