The Matador of the Five Towns
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The Matador of the Five Towns is a short story by Arnold Bennett set in his fictional "Five Towns" district, exploring the lives and social dynamics of England’s industrial pottery region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Matador of the Five Towns canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Arnold Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | British short story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | England’s industrial pottery region ⓘ |
| explores |
class distinctions in an industrial town
ⓘ
local customs and social expectations ⓘ personal relationships within a close-knit community ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting | Five Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ordinary people rather than aristocratic characters ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | English ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | English pottery industry ⓘ |
| hasFictionalRegionBasedOn | The Potteries (Staffordshire, England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalToponym | Five Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasIntendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasLength | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterRole | “matador” as a socially prominent figure rather than a literal bullfighter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
social fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Edwardian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | observational realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
everyday life of the English working and middle classes
ⓘ
social dynamics in an industrial community ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Arnold Bennett’s Five Towns cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | industrial working conditions indirectly through social life ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Anna of the Five Towns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clayhanger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Wives’ Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | an industrial English town ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century England ⓘ |
| setting | the Five Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfAuthorKnownFor | detailed portrayal of provincial English life ⓘ |
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