Sitwell family
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The Sitwell family is an English literary dynasty best known for producing prominent 20th-century writers and cultural figures, including the poet Edith Sitwell and her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English family
ⓘ
literary dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtForm | performance poetry readings ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
experimental poetry
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | London literary circles ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
autobiographical works by Osbert Sitwell
ⓘ
biographies of Edith Sitwell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural criticism
ⓘ
literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasAncestralOrigin | Yorkshire gentry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | avant-garde tastemakers ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| hasFamilySeat | Renishaw Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
influence on 20th-century English literature
ⓘ
subject of academic literary studies ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryCircle | the Sitwells and their circle ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Sir George Sitwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Osbert Sitwell, 5th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Reresby Sitwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, 6th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNobleTitle | Sitwell baronets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupationTradition |
art critics
ⓘ
essayists ⓘ patrons of the arts ⓘ poets ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
aestheticism
ⓘ
eccentricity ⓘ |
| hasSiblingGroup | Edith Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell, and Sacheverell Sitwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British modernist poetry
ⓘ
interwar literary culture in Britain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural influence in early 20th-century Britain
ⓘ
producing 20th-century writers ⓘ |
| languageOfActivity | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Derbyshire ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Edith Sitwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osbert Sitwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacheverell Sitwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
contemporary composers
ⓘ
modernist artists ⓘ |
| socialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
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