The Man of Property
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The Man of Property is a 1906 novel by John Galsworthy that serves as the first book of the Forsyte Saga, portraying the conflicts and moral decay within an upper-middle-class English family.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
television series episodes in The Forsyte Saga (1967)
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television series episodes in The Forsyte Saga (2002) ⓘ |
| author | John Galsworthy ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
individual desire versus social convention
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marital conflict ⓘ moral decay of the upper-middle class ⓘ property and ownership ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflicts within the Forsyte family
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materialism of the British professional class ⓘ |
| explores |
possessive love
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tension between art and commerce ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInForm | book ⓘ |
| focusesOn | upper-middle-class English family ⓘ |
| follows | the life and marriage of Soames Forsyte ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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novel of manners ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Soames Forsyte
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surface form:
James Forsyte
June Forsyte ⓘ Montague Dartie ⓘ Winifred Dartie ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
In Chancery
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To Let ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Edwardian era
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surface form:
Edwardian literature
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| mainCharacter |
Irene Heron
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Jolyon Forsyte ⓘ Jolyon Forsyte ⓘ
surface form:
Old Jolyon Forsyte
Soames Forsyte ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | critical portrayal of the Forsyte family’s materialism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Forsyte Saga ⓘ |
| partOfTrilogy |
The Forsyte Saga
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surface form:
The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property, In Chancery, To Let
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| publicationYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | first book of The Forsyte Saga ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingPeriod | late Victorian era ⓘ |
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