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A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term has a modern use but it was originally associated with the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates , as portrayed in Plato 's Apology when Socrates was on trial for his life .
The Gadfly, a 1958 Russian opera by Antonio Spadavecchia; Gadfly Online, an online and print magazine; The Gadfly, a 1906–1909 Australian literary magazine produced by C. J. Dennis; The Gadfly, a 2003 album by LPG; The Gadfly, a fictional play in the novels of Geoffrey Trease, see The Hills of Varna
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The book, set during the Italian Risorgimento, is primarily concerned with the culture of revolution and revolutionaries.Arthur, the eponymous Gadfly, embodies the tragic Romantic hero, who comes of age and returns from abandonment to discover his true state in the world and fight against the injustices of the current one.