Madame Verdurin
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Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame Verdurin canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ salon hostess ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
In Search of Lost Time
NERFINISHED
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Sodom and Gomorrah NERFINISHED ⓘ Swann's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guermantes Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Within a Budding Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ À la recherche du temps perdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baron de Charlus
NERFINISHED
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Charles Swann NERFINISHED ⓘ Morel NERFINISHED ⓘ Odette de Crécy NERFINISHED ⓘ the Narrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
desire for domination
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jealousy of rival salons ⓘ possessiveness toward her guests ⓘ resentment of social elites ⓘ snobbery ⓘ |
| controls | the Verdurin salon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Marcel Proust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | In Search of Lost Time universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Swann's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hosts |
artists
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intellectuals ⓘ musicians ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| laterTitle | Princesse de Guermantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriesInto | the Guermantes family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | the little clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative behavior
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running an exclusive artistic salon ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| occupation | salon hostess ⓘ |
| socialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| spouse | Monsieur Verdurin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bourgeois ambition
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the power dynamics of salons ⓘ |
| themeIn |
art and society
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manipulation in social relations ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
In Search of Lost Time