The Late Mattia Pascal
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The Late Mattia Pascal is a novel by Luigi Pirandello that explores themes of identity and existential crisis through the story of a man who seizes the chance to start a new life after being mistakenly declared dead.
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| The Late Mattia Pascal canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Late Mattia Pascal Context triple: [Luigi Pirandello, notableWork, The Late Mattia Pascal]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Late Mattia Pascal Target entity description: The Late Mattia Pascal is a novel by Luigi Pirandello that explores themes of identity and existential crisis through the story of a man who seizes the chance to start a new life after being mistakenly declared dead.
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A.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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B.
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in 1797, known for its dark atmosphere, religious intrigue, and exploration of terror and psychological suspense.
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C.
The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti
The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti is a series of Renaissance panel paintings by Sandro Botticelli illustrating a tale from Boccaccio’s Decameron, notable for its vivid narrative and courtly setting.
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D.
Le Vieux Cordelier
Le Vieux Cordelier was a revolutionary newspaper founded by French journalist and politician Camille Desmoulins that became notable for its criticism of the excesses of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
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E.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | film adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Luigi Pirandello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | protagonist's struggle with his assumed new identity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized ⓘ |
| genre |
existential fiction
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modernist literature ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Mattia Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
double life
ⓘ
false identity ⓘ mistaken death ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
personal freedom
ⓘ
social conventions ⓘ the impossibility of escaping oneself ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Late Mattia Pascal (English translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late 19th-century Italian society ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Italian modernism
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of Luigi Pirandello's major novels ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
metafictional elements
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mattia Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative treatment of personal identity
ⓘ
use of irony and humor in existential themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il fu Mattia Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Luigi Pirandello's body of work ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Mattia Pascal is mistakenly declared dead and decides to assume a new identity and start a new life. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | Italian publisher Treves (first book edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prose narrative ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existential crisis ⓘ fate and chance ⓘ freedom and constraint ⓘ identity ⓘ social roles ⓘ the nature of self ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 19th century to early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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philosophical ⓘ |
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