Washington Square

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film novel stage play

Washington Square is an 1880 novel by Henry James that explores themes of family, inheritance, and emotional manipulation through the quiet tragedy of a shy heiress in 19th-century New York City.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Washington Square (1997 film)	2	1
The Heiress	2	0
The Heiress (1949 film)	2	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → film → novel → stage play →
adaptation	The Heiress → The Heiress → surface form: The Heiress (1949 film) Washington Square self-linksurface differs → surface form: Washington Square (1997 film)
author	Henry James →
authorNationality	American →
basedOn	Washington Square self-linksurface differs → Washington Square self-linksurface differs → Washington Square self-linksurface differs →
centralConflict	conflict between filial duty and romantic desire → conflict over inheritance and motives for marriage →
characterRelationship	Catherine Sloper is the daughter of Dr. Austin Sloper → Lavinia Penniman is Catherine Sloper's aunt → Morris Townsend is Catherine Sloper's suitor →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America → surface form: United States
firstPublicationFormat	book →
genre	novel of manners → psychological fiction → realist fiction →
hasTitleOrigin	Washington Square → surface form: Washington Square, Manhattan
influencedBy	European realist tradition →
literaryCanonStatus	classic of American literature →
literaryMovement	Realism → surface form: realism
mainCharacter	Catherine Sloper → Dr. Austin Sloper → Lavinia Penniman → Morris Townsend →
narrativePerspective	third-person narration →
originalLanguage	English →
protagonistSocialStatus	heiress →
protagonistTrait	shy →
publicationYear	1880 →
publisher	Harper & Brothers →
settingLocation	New York City →
settingPeriod	19th century →
settingSpecificPlace	Washington Square → surface form: Washington Square, Manhattan
structure	linear narrative →
theme	courtship and marriage → emotional manipulation → family dynamics → individual autonomy → inheritance → parental control → social expectations →
tone	ironic → tragic →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington Square → adaptation → Washington Square self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Washington Square (1997 film)

Washington Square → basedOn → Washington Square self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: The Heiress

Washington Square → basedOn → Washington Square self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: The Heiress (1949 film)

Washington Square → basedOn → Washington Square self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: Washington Square (1997 film)

Henry James → notableWork → Washington Square →