Brideshead family
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The Brideshead family is an aristocratic English Catholic family at the center of Evelyn Waugh’s novel "Brideshead Revisited," embodying themes of faith, nostalgia, and the decline of the British upper class.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brideshead family canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Catholic family
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aristocratic family ⓘ fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Brideshead Revisited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oxford University set ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
socially prominent family
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wealthy landowning family ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brideshead (the eldest son)
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Cordelia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Marchmain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Marchmain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Flyte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Marquess of Marchmain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | spiritual development of Charles Ryder ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | symbol of English Catholic aristocracy in decline ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central family in Brideshead Revisited ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brideshead Castle
NERFINISHED
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Marchmain House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Brideshead Revisited film adaptation
NERFINISHED
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Brideshead Revisited television adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British aristocracy ⓘ |
| themeIn |
decline of the British upper class
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faith ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
NERFINISHED
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interwar Britain ⓘ |
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