Belinda
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Belinda is the vain, beautiful young heroine of Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," representing the fashionable society of 18th-century England.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
heroine ⓘ mock-epic heroine ⓘ poetic character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rape of the Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
beauty
ⓘ
coquetry ⓘ courtly manners ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Ariel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalestris NERFINISHED ⓘ the Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Arabella Fermor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | loss of a lock of hair ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
beautiful
ⓘ
vain ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
card game Ombre
ⓘ
social visits ⓘ toilette rituals ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1712 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairDescribedAs | shining ringlets ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | major figure in Augustan satire ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | character in verse ⓘ |
| hasMedium | poetry ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatusInFiction | upper-class woman ⓘ |
| hasThemeRelation |
critique of vanity
ⓘ
satire of aristocratic manners ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
focus of social commentary
ⓘ
object of satire ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| protectedBy | sylphs ⓘ |
| represents |
aristocratic English society
ⓘ
fashionable society of 18th-century England ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | London high society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
frivolity of the beau monde
ⓘ
trivial concerns of high society ⓘ |
| workFinalFormYear | 1714 ⓘ |
| workForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| workGenreContext | mock-epic ⓘ |
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