Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Literary genre
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
the_American_South
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| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
social issues
decayed settings grotesque characters |
| gptkbp:hasCitations |
social commentary
psychological horror tragic_irony |
| gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn |
horror literature
film and television adaptations American_literature |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Southern Gothic Literature
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| gptkbp:illustratedBy |
the 20th century
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Modernism
Romanticism religious themes American_history Southern_culture |
| gptkbp:introduced |
the 19th century
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| gptkbp:is_used_in |
local folklore
symbolism themes of isolation imagery irony dark humor the human condition the struggle for identity the supernatural regional dialects haunted houses historical references elements of horror themes of family dysfunction the impact of the past themes of moral decay its portrayal of gender its portrayal of race mysterious characters its portrayal of class the_Southern_United_States the_concept_of_the_'Southern_Belle' |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Carson_McCullers
gptkb:William_Faulkner gptkb:Flannery_O'Connor |
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury
gptkb:The_Heart_is_a_Lonely_Hunter A Good Man is Hard to Find |