Mastro-don Gesualdo

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Giovanni_Verga
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Burt_Lancaster
gptkb:Francesco_Rosi
gptkb:Silvana_Mangano
gptkb:Vittorio_Gassman
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:complex
gptkbp:character_relationships social interactions
family dynamics
conflict with society
gptkbp:conflict external
internal
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact Italian literature
gptkbp:film_technique gptkb:Italian_cinema
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Realism
gptkbp:historical_context Sicilian society
post-unification Italy
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gptkbp:influence subsequent authors
gptkbp:influenced_artists 20th-century literature
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Verismo
gptkbp:inspiration Verga's experiences
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:literary_significance classic work
exploration of themes
study of character
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Gesualdo_Motta
gptkbp:motif gptkb:death
gptkb:land_ownership
gptkb:family
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:plot gptkb:tragedy
gptkbp:published_in 1889
gptkbp:reader_demographic gptkb:academic_study
widely read
popular among critics
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:style realistic
descriptive
gptkbp:symbolism the land
the house
the title character
gptkbp:theme gptkb:social_class
isolation
ambition
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Giovanni_Verga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5