The Southern Gothic genre

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tennessee_Williams
gptkbp:author gptkb:Flannery_O'_Connor
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced film adaptations
influenced visual arts
influenced music
influenced television shows
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Great_Depression
post-Civil War America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Southern Gothic genre
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:church
gptkb:award
gptkbp:is_characterized_by social issues
decayed settings
grotesque characters
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:philosopher
poverty
race relations
gptkbp:is_often_used_in symbolism
irony
dark humor
gptkbp:notable_features mysterious events
haunted houses
marginalized characters
gptkbp:notable_traits complex characters
exploration of the human psyche
Southern settings
emphasis on place
use of the supernatural
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:A_Streetcar_Named_Desire
gptkb:As_I_Lay_Dying
gptkb:Everything_That_Rises_Must_Converge
gptkb:The_Member_of_the_Wedding
gptkb:Wise_Blood
gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury
gptkb:The_Heart_is_a_Lonely_Hunter
gptkb:The_Little_Friend
gptkbp:origin the Southern United States
gptkbp:related_to Gothic fiction
Southern literature
gptkbp:themes isolation
violence
family dysfunction
moral decay