Lytton's The Haunted and the Haunters
GPTKB entity
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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
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gptkbp:adaptation |
stage play
film adaptation radio drama |
gptkbp:artMovement |
Romanticism
foreshadowing |
gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Edward_Bulwer-Lytton
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gptkbp:character |
the antagonist
the observer the friend the ghost the victim the witness the skeptic the investigator the ghost's adversary the ghost's ally the ghost's confidant the ghost's nemesis the ghost's victim the medium the narrator's companion the skeptic's friend |
gptkbp:characterArc |
the narrator's transformation
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gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
exploration of fear
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gptkbp:conflict |
man vs supernatural
unresolved ending |
gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced later horror writers
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gptkbp:flavorProfile |
suspenseful
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gptkbp:genre |
horror
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
Victorian_fascination_with_the_supernatural
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lytton's The Haunted and the Haunters
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gptkbp:influence |
psychological horror
gothic literature |
gptkbp:influenceOn |
modern horror films
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gptkbp:inspiration |
personal experiences
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:length |
short story
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gptkbp:mainCharacter |
the narrator
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gptkbp:moral |
questioning belief in the supernatural
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gptkbp:motif |
ghosts
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gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person
imagery unreliable narrator |
gptkbp:plot |
haunting and ghostly occurrences
revelation of the ghost's identity |
gptkbp:publishedBy |
1857
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gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Hurst_and_Blackett
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gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Victorian_England
19th century a haunted estate |
gptkbp:symbol |
the haunted house
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gptkbp:symbolism |
haunting as a metaphor
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gptkbp:thematicElement |
suspense
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gptkbp:theme |
the nature of reality
supernatural fear of the unknown |
gptkbp:visitors |
first-person perspective
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