Clay

short story by James Joyce
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1524109
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Clay

Summary

Clay is a literary work[1]. Clay ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clay authored James Joyce[3].
  • Clay's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Clay followed Counterparts[5].
  • Clay was followed by A Painful Case[6].
  • Clay's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].
  • Clay's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Clay was released on 1914[9].
  • Clay's published in is recorded as Dubliners[10].
  • Clay's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clay'}[11].
  • Clay's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The matron had given her leave to go out as soon as the women’s tea was over and Maria looked forward to her evening out.'}[12].
  • Clay's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'He said that there was no time like the long ago and no music for him like poor old Balfe, whatever other people might say; and his eyes filled up so much with tears that he could not find what he was looking for and in the end he had to ask his wife to tell him where the corkscrew was.'}[13].
  • Clay's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].
  • Clay's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].
  • Clay's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].
  • Clay's set during recurring event is recorded as Halloween[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f5f6b2b0-a317-46ea-9fe3-73cb9828eaf4[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Clay authored James Joyce[3].

Publication

Clay was released on 1914[9]. Clay's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Clay's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Subject and Themes

Clay's part of the series is recorded as Dubliners[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Clay followed Counterparts[5]. Clay was followed by A Painful Case[6].

Why It Matters

Clay ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] Clay has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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