Arrowsmith
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Arrowsmith is a 1925 novel by Sinclair Lewis that follows an idealistic physician-scientist and is renowned for its critical portrayal of the medical profession and scientific research.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arrowsmith canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | Arrowsmith (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sinclair Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (declined) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| collaborator | Paul de Kruif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratorRole | uncredited scientific advisor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | John Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of ideas
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scientific novel ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gustaf Sondelius
NERFINISHED
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Leora Tozer NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Gottlieb NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Wickett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of American medical novels ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Paul de Kruif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Martin Arrowsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pressures from commercialized medicine
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exploration of conflicts between research and clinical practice ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
physician
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scientist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pulitzerStatus | Sinclair Lewis refused the Pulitzer Prize for this novel ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
critical portrayal of scientific research culture
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critical portrayal of the medical profession ⓘ realistic depiction of laboratory science ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
fictional Midwestern towns ⓘ medical research institutions ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative of Martin Arrowsmith’s career ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
medical profession
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public health ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between idealism and commercialism
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limitations of scientific research ⓘ medical ethics ⓘ professional ethics in medicine ⓘ public health and epidemics ⓘ scientific integrity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | early 20th century ⓘ |
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