Baron de Charlus
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Baron de Charlus is a complex, aristocratic, and secretly homosexual nobleman whose eccentricity, snobbery, and emotional volatility make him one of the most memorable figures in Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ homosexual character ⓘ literary character ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
In Search of Lost Time
NERFINISHED
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Sodom and Gomorrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Swann's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fugitive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guermantes Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Regained NERFINISHED ⓘ Within a Budding Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parisian high society
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salons of the Faubourg Saint‑Germain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cultivated
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domineering ⓘ eccentric ⓘ emotionally volatile ⓘ jealous ⓘ sensitive ⓘ snobbish ⓘ |
| createdBy | Marcel Proust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Guermantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | À la recherche du temps perdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Palamède de Guermantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWith | Baron de Charlus has a sadomasochistic love affair with the violinist Charles Morel ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Robert de Montesquiou (commonly cited model) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Swann
NERFINISHED
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the Narrator ⓘ the Verdurins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex psychological portrait
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depiction of closeted homosexuality in the Belle Époque ⓘ dramatic mood swings ⓘ extreme social snobbery ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernist literature ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Guermantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major supporting character ⓘ |
| setting | Belle Époque France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| socialClass | French aristocracy ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
decadence of the aristocracy
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repressed desire ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| title | Baron ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
In Search of Lost Time