The Sense of the Past
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The Sense of the Past is an unfinished time-travel novel by Henry James about a modern man who is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sense of the Past canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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time travel novel ⓘ unfinished novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film "Berkeley Square" (1933)
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film "Berkeley Square" (1951, as "The House in the Square") NERFINISHED ⓘ stage play "Berkeley Square" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Henry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
clash between past and present
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historical consciousness ⓘ identity ⓘ romantic relationships across time ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
fantasy fiction
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supernatural fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
body exchange across time
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time displacement without machinery ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptForm |
authorial notes and outlines
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incomplete draft ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
American expatriate background
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sensitivity to historical atmosphere ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Berkeley Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast between social manners of different periods
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double life across eras ⓘ time-slip ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | literary modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | minor work in Henry James's oeuvre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ralph Pendrel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A modern American man is mysteriously transported into early 19th-century London and assumes the life of one of his ancestors. ⓘ |
| posthumousPublication | true ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Jolly Corner
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The Sense of the Past (play adaptation source for "Berkeley Square") NERFINISHED ⓘ The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTimePeriod |
Edwardian era (frame in the early 20th century)
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | late phase of Henry James's career ⓘ |
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