The House of Night

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The House of Night is a Gothic, early American poem by Philip Freneau that explores themes of death, darkness, and the supernatural.

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instanceOf Gothic poem
literary work
poem
author Philip Freneau
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresConcept human mortality
night as a symbol of death
terror
form narrative poem
genre Gothic poetry
hasAuthorNationality American
hasImagery funereal imagery
nocturnal landscapes
supernatural apparitions
hasSetting nighttime environment
hasSubject death and the supernatural
language English
literaryMovement early American literature
literaryPeriod 18th-century American literature
partOfAuthorWorkType early American Gothic tradition
style Gothic
theme darkness
death
fear
mortality
the afterlife
the supernatural
tone dark
melancholic
writtenBy Philip Freneau

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Philip Freneau notableWork The House of Night
Freneau notableWork The House of Night
subject surface form: Philip Freneau