The City of Dreadful Night

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:adaptations musical adaptations
gptkbp:author gptkb:James_Thomson
gptkbp:available_in public domain
gptkbp:contains gptkb:personification
metaphors
alliteration
imagery of darkness
imagery of urban life
gptkbp:contains_song gptkb:12
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:discusses the human condition
gptkbp:examines the nature of suffering
gptkbp:explores existential themes
gptkbp:form lyric poem
gptkbp:genre dark romanticism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The City of Dreadful Night
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gothic_literature
modern poetry
poets like T. S. Eliot
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkbp:inspiration Thomson's own experiences
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in in literary studies
gptkbp:is_available_on various online platforms
gptkbp:is_cited_in literary analyses
gptkbp:is_considered a significant work in Victorian poetry
gptkbp:is_part_of Thomson's larger body of work
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:line “ And the night is long.”
“ I am a shadow of the night.”
gptkbp:notable_for its emotional depth
its vivid imagery
its exploration of despair
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:James_Thomson
gptkbp:number_of_lines over 100
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Trübner_&_Co.
gptkbp:published_in 1874
gptkbp:reflects Thomson's worldview
gptkbp:related_to urban poetry
gptkbp:setting a city at night
gptkbp:style symbolism
gptkbp:theme gptkb:death
loneliness
despair
gptkbp:translated_into several languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Thomson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4