All Passion Spent
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All Passion Spent is a 1931 novel by Vita Sackville-West that follows an elderly widow asserting her independence and reflecting on her life, often praised for its quiet feminist themes and exploration of aging and autonomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television drama ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Vita Sackville-West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | widow's assertion of independence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between duty and desire
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late-life freedom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner life of an elderly woman ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
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feminist literature ⓘ fiction ⓘ novel of manners ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | All Passion Spent (1986 BBC television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lady Slane's children
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Lord Slane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. FitzGeorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeministElements | true ⓘ |
| hasQuietTone | true ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lady Slane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of upper-class expectations of women
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sympathetic depiction of old age in a woman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
portrayal of old age
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psychological insight ⓘ subtle feminist themes ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | elderly ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hogarth Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| structure | retrospective life review ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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female autonomy ⓘ independence ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ regret ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Vita Sackville-West