A Hazard of New Fortunes universe
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The A Hazard of New Fortunes universe is the late 19th-century New York City setting of William Dean Howells’s novel, depicting the social, economic, and political tensions of American urban life during the Gilded Age.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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literary setting ⓘ |
| author | William Dean Howells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "A Hazard of New Fortunes" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalFeatures |
industrialization era
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post–Civil War period ⓘ |
| depicts |
American urban life
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economic tensions ⓘ political tensions ⓘ social tensions ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | serialized novel setting ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
artists
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business owners ⓘ immigrant communities ⓘ journalists ⓘ labor activists ⓘ socialists ⓘ |
| includesLocation |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York elevated railway NERFINISHED ⓘ downtown New York neighborhoods ⓘ editorial offices ⓘ middle-class boarding houses ⓘ public parks ⓘ streetcar lines ⓘ tenement districts ⓘ uptown New York neighborhoods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exploration of urban modernity
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social critique of Gilded Age capitalism ⓘ |
| setInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInTimePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| socialStratumRepresented |
capitalist elite
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middle class ⓘ upper middle class ⓘ working class ⓘ |
| theme |
capitalism
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class conflict ⓘ immigration ⓘ journalism and publishing ⓘ labor unrest ⓘ social reform ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
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