Fruits of the Earth
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Fruits of the Earth is a lyrical, philosophical work by André Gide that celebrates sensual experience, personal freedom, and rebellion against conventional morality.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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lyrical prose ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | André Gide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
lyrical prose
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modernist literature ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasCentralConcept |
celebration of the present moment
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rejection of material attachment ⓘ spiritual sensuality ⓘ travel as inner liberation ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacter |
the disciple Nathanaël
NERFINISHED
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the narrator ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryTone |
ecstatic
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exhortative ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
address to a disciple
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first-person ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
aphoristic
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lyrical ⓘ poetic ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered influential in 20th-century thought
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regarded as a manifesto of personal liberation ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | young readers seeking freedom ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInOriginalLanguage | Les Nourritures terrestres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century French literature
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existentialist writers ⓘ |
| isPartOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of André Gide ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anti-bourgeois values
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hedonism ⓘ individualism ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ rebellion against conventional morality ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sensual experience ⓘ |
| opposes |
bourgeois respectability
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conventional morality ⓘ religious dogmatism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
existential questioning
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individualist ethics ⓘ |
| promotesValue |
inner authenticity
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rejection of social conventions ⓘ sensual enjoyment of life ⓘ |
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