Agatha Runcible
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Agatha Runcible is a flamboyant, hard-partying socialite in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Vile Bodies," emblematic of the reckless and hedonistic Bright Young Things of interwar London.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agatha Runcible canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bright Young Thing
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ socialite ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Vile Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
celebrity and publicity
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decadence ⓘ moral decline ⓘ social satire ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bright Young Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
flamboyant
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hard-partying ⓘ hedonistic ⓘ reckless ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
addicted to parties
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carefree ⓘ fashionable ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Vile Bodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | British high society of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | interwar British literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic figure
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embodiment of the Bright Young Things lifestyle ⓘ satirical device ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of characters in Vile Bodies ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
constantly attending parties and social events
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largely unconcerned with serious matters ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 1930 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| settingPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper-class ⓘ |
| socialRole | party-goer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
frivolity of interwar London high society
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moral emptiness of fashionable youth culture ⓘ social irresponsibility of the Bright Young Things ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorToCritique |
excesses of the Bright Young Things
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shallowness of fashionable London society ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationalityContext | English writer Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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