Sherston
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Sherston is the fictional alter ego of British poet and writer Siegfried Sassoon, featured as the central character in his semi-autobiographical "Sherston" trilogy about World War I.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
NERFINISHED
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Memoirs of an Infantry Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherston’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Siegfried Sassoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from patriotic enthusiasm to disillusionment with war ⓘ |
| characterType | reflective narrator ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Siegfried Sassoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalAlterEgoOf | Siegfried Sassoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
World War I literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and social identity
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pacifism and protest ⓘ trauma of combat ⓘ war and disillusionment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | semi-autobiographical stand-in for Siegfried Sassoon ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
first-person narrator
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
infantry officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Sherston trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | British officer experience in World War I ⓘ |
| setting |
Western Front
NERFINISHED
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pre-war English countryside ⓘ |
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