Statements (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:poet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
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gptkbp:adaptation |
inspired visual art
inspired dance performances set to music by various composers adapted into theatrical performances |
gptkbp:analysis |
often analyzed in academic settings
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:T._S._Eliot
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gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely regarded as a classic
subject of various interpretations |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired various adaptations
referenced in literature referenced in music referenced in film |
gptkbp:famous_quote |
" This is the way the world ends"
" We are the hollow men" |
gptkbp:genre |
modernist poetry
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gptkbp:historical_context |
explores existential themes
reflects on the human condition addresses the loss of faith often seen as a critique of modernity |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Hollow Men
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gptkbp:influenced |
postmodern poetry
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Imagism |
gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:The_Waste_Land
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:legacy |
influenced many poets and writers
considered a significant work in 20th-century literature |
gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:beach
gptkb:cemetery darkness silence |
gptkbp:published_by |
1925
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gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:Four_Quartets
gptkb:The_Waste_Land |
gptkbp:setting |
post-World War I era
desolate landscapes |
gptkbp:social_structure |
five sections
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gptkbp:style |
symbolic imagery
fragmented narrative use of allusion ambiguous meaning |
gptkbp:symbolism |
the eyes as a symbol of perception
the hollow men as a metaphor for modern man the river as a symbol of life and death the scarecrow as a symbol of emptiness |
gptkbp:themes |
despair
the search for meaning spiritual emptiness |
gptkbp:voice_actor |
first-person perspective
collective voice |