literaryRole
P15535
predicate
Indicates the specific narrative or functional role an entity holds within a literary work or text.
Observed surface forms (10)
- literaryFunction ×47
- literaryArchetype ×5
- roleInLiterature ×3
- roleInHagiography ×2
- traditionalAuthorRole ×2
- allegoricalRoleIn ×1
- authorialFunction ×1
- characterRoleOf Rev. Septimus Harding ×1
- hasLiteraryCharacterType ×1
- literaryPersonaOf ×1
Sample triples (100)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Anne de Breuil | femme fatale via predicate surface "literaryArchetype" ⓘ |
| Aristodemus | frame narrator of the Symposium via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Arjuna Vishada Yoga | introduction to the Bhagavad Gita’s teachings via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Arthur Dimmesdale | critique of religious legalism via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Arthur Dimmesdale | embodiment of hidden sin via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Barsetshire | depiction of provincial English society via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Barsetshire | satire of Church of England politics via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Baruch | companion of Jeremiah via predicate surface "traditionalAuthorRole" ⓘ |
| Baruch | scribe of Jeremiah via predicate surface "traditionalAuthorRole" ⓘ |
| Bel and the Dragon | appendix to the Book of Daniel via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Bishop Proudie | satire of ecclesiastical bureaucracy via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Captain Ahab | protagonist ⓘ |
| Captain Ahab | tragic hero ⓘ |
| Carlo Marx | confidant of Sal Paradise ⓘ |
| Carlo Marx | supporting character ⓘ |
| Comte de la Fère | tragic nobleman via predicate surface "literaryArchetype" ⓘ |
|
Conscience
surface form:
Conscience (Piers Plowman)
|
Piers Plowman via predicate surface "allegoricalRoleIn" ⓘ |
| Constance Bonacieux | romantic heroine ⓘ |
| Dioscorus | persecutor of Saint Barbara via predicate surface "roleInHagiography" ⓘ |
| Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov | embodiment of conscience via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov | vehicle for social critique via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
|
Dr. Samuel Hopkins
surface form:
Dr. Samuel Hopkins (fictional character)
|
supporting character ⓘ |
| East Egg | symbolic geography in The Great Gatsby ⓘ |
| Eskandar | conqueror via predicate surface "roleInLiterature" ⓘ |
| Eskandar | heroic figure via predicate surface "roleInLiterature" ⓘ |
| Ethan the Ezrahite | named author in psalm superscription via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Eurymachus | embodies corrupt aristocratic power in Ithaca via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Eurymachus | foil to Odysseus’ rightful kingship via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Hall of Faith | catalog of faithful witnesses via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Haman | embodiment of hubris and downfall ⓘ |
| Huckleberry Finn | picaresque hero ⓘ |
| Idunn | explains the gods' continued youth via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Jim Casy | mentor to Tom Joad ⓘ |
| Jim Casy | moral center of the novel’s early chapters ⓘ |
| Judge Danforth | antagonist via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Judge Danforth | symbol of rigid institutional authority via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Ken Arok | central figure in Javanese chronicles ⓘ |
| Khader Khan | mentor archetype via predicate surface "literaryArchetype" ⓘ |
| Khader Khan | philosopher-king crime lord via predicate surface "literaryArchetype" ⓘ |
| Laban | antagonist in Jacob narrative ⓘ |
| Lockit | satirical representation of corrupt officials via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Magi | signify recognition of Jesus by the Gentiles via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Mendele Mocher Sforim | bridge between Haskalah literature and modern Yiddish fiction ⓘ |
| Meyer Wolfsheim | supporting character ⓘ |
| Mistress Quickly | to contrast with courtly characters via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Mistress Quickly | to satirize lower-class life via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Natty Bumppo | American wilderness scout via predicate surface "literaryArchetype" ⓘ |
| Nick Carraway | frame narrator ⓘ |
| Nick Carraway | moral commentator via predicate surface "literaryFunction" ⓘ |
| Nick Carraway | observer-narrator ⓘ |