Properties (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
book
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
none
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Mark_Twain
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| gptkbp:contribution |
gptkb:American_realism
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
generally positive
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced_American_literature
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| gptkbp:description |
real-life figures
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| gptkbp:drawings |
photographs
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| gptkbp:focus |
river navigation
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| gptkbp:genre |
non-fiction
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
pre-Civil War America
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Life on the Mississippi
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:John_Steinbeck gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway gptkb:William_Faulkner |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Huckleberry_Finn
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Twain's_experiences_as_a_riverboat_pilot
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| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0-14-243730-7
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:length |
approximately 400 pages
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| gptkbp:motif |
river life
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| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person
chronological |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
The_Mississippi_River_will_always_have_its_own_way;_no_engineering_skill_can_persuade_it_to_do_otherwise.
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| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1883
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Charles_L._Webster_and_Company
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
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| gptkbp:style |
humorous
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
the river as a metaphor for life
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| gptkbp:theme |
family
culture freedom community history nature class conflict existentialism growth philosophy realism spirituality technology tradition economy ethics identity justice modernism society adventure exploration heritage morality memory nostalgia power change postmodernism gender romanticism race journey American_life |
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
nostalgic
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