The Sylph
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"The Sylph" is an epistolary novel, often attributed to Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, that satirically portrays the intrigues and moral corruption of 18th-century British high society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English novel
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epistolary novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
consequences of vice and extravagance
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female vulnerability in patriarchal society ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
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novel of manners ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
aristocratic rake
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mysterious protector (the sylph) ⓘ young naive heroine ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | letters ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 18th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
moral didacticism
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social satire ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gambling and financial ruin
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intrigues of 18th-century British aristocracy ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ moral corruption of high society ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
British aristocracy
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corrupt morals of the upper class ⓘ social intrigue ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| satirizes |
British high society
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aristocratic marriage market ⓘ gambling culture among the nobility ⓘ |
| setting |
18th-century Britain
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London high society ⓘ |
| structure | epistolary ⓘ |
| targetAudience | contemporary 18th-century readers interested in high society ⓘ |
| workAttributedTo | Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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