The Awkward Age

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The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James that explores the social and moral complexities of upper-class English society through the coming-of-age experiences of a young woman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
author Henry James ⓘ
centralTheme coming of age ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
social conventions ⓘ
upper-class society ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
examines clash between innocence and experience ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ
gossip and reputation ⓘ
marriage as social transaction ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium Harper's Weekly ⓘ
firstPublishedAs serial ⓘ
hasAdaptation stage adaptations ⓘ
hasCharacterType upper-class English society ⓘ
hasCriticalReception later critical appreciation ⓘ
mixed contemporary reviews ⓘ
hasISBN various modern editions ⓘ
hasStyle complex conversational scenes ⓘ
indirect presentation of events ⓘ
hasSubject English upper-class society ⓘ
young woman's maturation ⓘ
includedIn Henry James bibliographies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryGenre novel of manners ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
literaryMovement Modernist precursor ⓘ
Realism ⓘ
mainCharacter Mr. Longdon ⓘ
Mrs. Brookenham ⓘ
Nanda Brookenham ⓘ
Vanderbank ⓘ
narrativeForm dialogue-driven narrative ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of social interaction ⓘ
extensive use of dialogue ⓘ
minimal authorial narration ⓘ
originalPublicationDate 1899 ⓘ
partOf Henry James's late period works ⓘ
publisher Harper & Brothers ⓘ
settingCountry England ⓘ
settingLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
structure divided into books and chapters ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 19th century ⓘ

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Nanda Brookenham → appearsIn → The Awkward Age ⓘ
Nanda Brookenham → publicationContext → The Awkward Age (1899) ⓘ
linked to: The Awkward Age
Mr. Longdon → appearsIn → The Awkward Age ⓘ
Mr. Longdon → firstPublicationContext → The Awkward Age (1899) ⓘ
linked to: The Awkward Age
Vanderbank → appearsIn → The Awkward Age ⓘ
Vanderbank → firstPublishedIn → The Awkward Age (1899) ⓘ
linked to: The Awkward Age
New York Edition of Henry James’s works → hasPart → The Awkward Age: New York Edition text ⓘ
linked to: The Awkward Age
New York Edition of Henry James’s works → hasPart → Preface to The Awkward Age ⓘ
linked to: The Awkward Age
Mrs. Brookenham → appearsIn → The Awkward Age ⓘ
Mrs. Brookenham → firstAppearance → The Awkward Age ⓘ