Adam Bede
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Adam Bede is a 1859 realist novel by George Eliot that portrays rural English life and moral dilemmas through the story of a principled carpenter and those around him.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adam Bede (1918 film) | 1 |
| Adam Bede (1920 film) | 1 |
| Adam Bede (1991 television series) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | George Eliot ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
George Eliot
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surface form:
Mary Ann Evans
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered an important early work of George Eliot
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highly praised for realism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Blackwood and Sons ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Adam Bede
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Adam Bede (1918 film)
Adam Bede self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Adam Bede (1920 film)
Adam Bede self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Adam Bede (1991 television series)
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| hasCharacter |
Irwine
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Lisbeth ⓘ
surface form:
Lisbeth Bede
Mrs Poyser ⓘ Seth Bede ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | stories told by George Eliot’s Methodist aunt ⓘ |
| length | full-length novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Victorian literature
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realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adam Bede
self-link
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Arthur Donnithorne ⓘ Dinah Morris ⓘ Hetty Sorrel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed depiction of rural English life
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strong moral and psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | carpenter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1859 ⓘ |
| publisherLocation |
Edinburgh
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| settingLocation | rural England ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| theme |
gender roles
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guilt and redemption ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ religious faith ⓘ rural community life ⓘ social class ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adam Bede (1918 film)
this entity surface form:
Adam Bede (1920 film)
this entity surface form:
Adam Bede (1991 television series)