The Fall of the House of Usher
GPTKB entity
Statements (105)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:anthology
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
gptkb:Philip_Glass |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:anime
gptkb:theatre gptkb:graphic_novel gptkb:opera gptkb:video_game gptkb:film theater adaptation |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe
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| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Roderick and Madeline Usher
Roderick and the narrator Madeline and the narrator |
| gptkbp:character_traits |
Madeline's mysterious illness
Roderick's sensitivity narrator's curiosity |
| gptkbp:climax |
Madeline's return
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| gptkbp:conflict |
internal conflict
external conflict |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
analyzed in literature courses |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired various adaptations
inspired artists inspired numerous adaptations referenced in popular culture influenced visual arts influenced writers influenced music influenced filmmakers influenced visual artists influenced horror films influenced musicians influenced artists |
| gptkbp:genre |
Gothic fiction
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:award
19th century America Gothic revival |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Fall of the House of Usher
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| gptkbp:influence |
American literature
gothic literature Poe's works horror literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:film
psychological horror |
| gptkbp:is_critical_for |
gptkb:historical_event
thematic exploration psychological interpretation |
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:Dark_Romanticism
gptkb:Person gptkb:American_Romanticism gptkb:literary_work symbolism imagery irony alliteration foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Madeline_Usher
gptkb:Roderick_Usher |
| gptkbp:mood |
gloomy
foreboding |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
first-person narrative |
| gptkbp:narrative_theme |
gptkb:TV_series
isolation fear the supernatural the inevitability of death decay the impact of trauma the duality of human nature the fragility of life the uncanny the power of memory |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day.”
“ I felt that I must either renounce my own soul, or that of my companion.” “ I had so much of my old heart left, as to be at first grieved by this evident dislike on the part of a creature.” “ The house of Usher, that lay in the valley of the tarn.” “ The blood of the Usher flows in my veins.” “ The house of Usher, that is, the family of Usher.” “ I felt a shuddering sensation.” “ I had been given the name of Usher.” “ The dead body of my sister.” “ The last of the Ushers.” |
| gptkbp:plot |
Madeline's burial
Roderick's fear of the house the narrator's visit Madeline's death the final collapse of the house Roderick's decline |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1981
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| gptkbp:published_by |
1839
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| gptkbp:resolution |
the house collapses
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Usher_mansion
dark atmosphere decaying mansion |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
gptkb:the_storm
the house the tarn |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:family madness |
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
limited omniscient
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| gptkbp:voice_actor |
Unnamed narrator
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