American Southern Gothic literature
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary genre
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| gptkbp:associatedAct |
Gothic fiction
horror fiction Southern_literature |
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
social issues
decayed settings grotesque characters |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced modern literature
influenced film adaptations influenced visual arts influenced music |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
19th century
20th century |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American Southern Gothic literature
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
American_history
Southern_culture |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
local folklore
moral ambiguity themes of isolation violence the human condition regional dialects themes of death mental illness religious symbolism first-person narration unreliable narrators elements of horror themes of family dysfunction the_Southern_United_States |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
the role of women in society
the struggle for identity the impact of poverty the nature of evil the absurdity of life the legacy of slavery the complexity of human relationships the search for redemption the influence of religion the conflict between tradition and change the past's impact on the present |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams gptkb:Flannery_O'Connor |
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury
A Streetcar Named Desire Wise Blood |