The Shooting of Dan McGrew

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Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf poem
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical productions
musical performances
short films
gptkbp:artMovement imagery
metaphor
alliteration
gptkbp:author gptkb:Robert_W._Service
gptkbp:characterAppearance duel
love triangle
gptkbp:criticalReception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired adaptations
gptkbp:flavorProfile tragic
dramatic
suspenseful
gptkbp:genre narrative poem
gptkbp:historicalContext early 20th century Canada
Yukon Gold Rush era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shooting of Dan McGrew
gptkbp:influenced narrative storytelling
modern poetry
Canadian_poetry
gptkbp:influencedBy local folklore
oral traditions
Gold Rush era
American_frontier_tales
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Yukon_Gold_Rush
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length approximately 30 lines
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Dan_McGrew
the woman
the stranger
“A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon.”
gptkbp:performedBy poetry readings
literary festivals
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Macmillan_Company
gptkbp:publishedIn 1907
gptkbp:publishes Songs of the Sourdough
gptkbp:relatedTo Canadian_literature
Yukon_literature
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Yukon_Territory
gptkbp:style rhymed verse
gptkbp:symbolism the gunfight
the woman’s choice
the_Malamute_saloon
gptkbp:theme love and violence
gptkbp:translatedInto multiple languages