Hudson’s Statue
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Hudson’s Statue is a scathing essay by Thomas Carlyle, included in his collection "Latter-Day Pamphlets," that attacks the public veneration of the railway magnate George Hudson as a symbol of corrupt commercialism and moral decline in Victorian England.
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| Hudson’s Statue canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hudson’s Statue Context triple: [Latter-Day Pamphlets, hasPart, Hudson’s Statue]
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Peter Cooper Monument
The Peter Cooper Monument is a public statue in Manhattan honoring industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper, located in the Gramercy area of New York City.
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Liberty Statue
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Lovejoy Monument
Lovejoy Monument is a memorial in Alton, Illinois dedicated to abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed defending his anti-slavery press.
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Bartholdi Fountain
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Thomas Paine statue
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Hudson’s Statue Target entity description: Hudson’s Statue is a scathing essay by Thomas Carlyle, included in his collection "Latter-Day Pamphlets," that attacks the public veneration of the railway magnate George Hudson as a symbol of corrupt commercialism and moral decline in Victorian England.
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A.
Peter Cooper Monument
The Peter Cooper Monument is a public statue in Manhattan honoring industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper, located in the Gramercy area of New York City.
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B.
Liberty Statue
The Liberty Statue is a prominent monument in Budapest commemorating those who sacrificed their lives for Hungary’s freedom, standing atop Gellért Hill as a key symbol of the city.
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C.
Lovejoy Monument
Lovejoy Monument is a memorial in Alton, Illinois dedicated to abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed defending his anti-slavery press.
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D.
Bartholdi Fountain
The Bartholdi Fountain is a monumental bronze fountain in Washington, D.C., designed in the 19th century by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, best known for creating the Statue of Liberty.
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E.
Thomas Paine statue
The Thomas Paine statue is a public monument in Thetford, England, commemorating the influential political philosopher and writer Thomas Paine, author of works such as "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Victorian England
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linked to:
Victorian era
ethics of business ⓘ relationship between morality and economics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Victorian economic scandals
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railway mania ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Carlyle ⓘ |
| contrasts | true heroism with commercial celebrity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
George Hudson
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Victorian middle-class values ⓘ corrupt commercialism ⓘ idolization of financial success ⓘ materialism ⓘ moral hypocrisy ⓘ parliamentary politics ⓘ press culture ⓘ speculative capitalism ⓘ |
| depicts |
George Hudson as symbol of corrupt commercialism
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Victorian society’s worship of money ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
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satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Victorian industrialization
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expansion of British railways ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of Thomas Carlyle’s works ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carlyle’s critique of utilitarianism
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Carlyle’s theory of hero-worship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Carlylean social criticism
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Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
George Hudson
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Victorian commercialism ⓘ moral decline ⓘ public veneration of wealth ⓘ railway speculation ⓘ |
| partOf | Latter-Day Pamphlets ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | pamphlet ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
| tone |
polemical
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sarcastic ⓘ scathing ⓘ |
| usesAsSymbol | George Hudson ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Latter-Day Pamphlets ⓘ |
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Subject: Hudson’s Statue Description of subject: Hudson’s Statue is a scathing essay by Thomas Carlyle, included in his collection "Latter-Day Pamphlets," that attacks the public veneration of the railway magnate George Hudson as a symbol of corrupt commercialism and moral decline in Victorian England.
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