Eugene Aram

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Eugene Aram is a historical novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that dramatizes the life and moral struggles of the 18th-century English scholar and murderer of the same name.

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Eugene Aram canonical 3
Eugene Aram (1914 film) 1
Eugene Aram (1915 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
author Edward Bulwer-Lytton
basedOn Eugene Aram
real-life 18th-century English scholar and murderer Eugene Aram
centuryOfPublication 19th century
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre Gothic fiction
historical novel
hasAdaptation Eugene Aram (1914 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram

Eugene Aram (1915 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram

Eugene Aram (1924 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram
hasCharacterOccupation scholar
hasCharacterTrait intellectual
tormented by guilt
influencedBy real murder case of Eugene Aram
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Eugene Aram
narrativeForm prose
notableFor early example of crime-focused historical fiction
psychological portrayal of a murderer
originalLanguage English
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
publicationYear 1832
publisher Saunders and Otley
settingCountry England
settingPeriod 18th century
theme conscience
crime and punishment
guilt
moral struggle
workOfAuthor Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton notableWork Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram mainCharacter Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram basedOn Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram hasAdaptation Eugene Aram (1914 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram hasAdaptation Eugene Aram (1915 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram
Eugene Aram hasAdaptation Eugene Aram (1924 film)
linked to: Eugene Aram