Lady Smatter
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Lady Smatter is a comic, talkative blue-stocking figure in Frances Burney’s satirical play "The Witlings," embodying the affectations and pretensions of fashionable literary society.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blue-stocking figure
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Witlings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Bluestocking culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
affected
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pretentious ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Frances Burney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Witlings fictional world ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
caricature of learned women
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satire of salon culture ⓘ |
| partOf | British comic drama tradition ⓘ |
| represents |
affectations of literary culture
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fashionable literary society ⓘ pretensions of literary culture ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic foil
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satirical target ⓘ |
| workDateOfFirstPerformance | 18th century ⓘ |
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