Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kenneth_Millar
gptkb:Detective_Lew_Harper |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:theatre
gptkb:films graphic novels radio plays |
| gptkbp:art_movement |
Russian literature
realism |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Fyodor_Dostoevsky
|
| gptkbp:character_development |
gptkb:comic_book
complex character |
| gptkbp:character_relationships |
the Underground Man and Liza
the Underground Man and Zinaida the Underground Man and his readers |
| gptkbp:conflict |
internal conflict
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
controversial
influential |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
discussions on identity
discussions on morality discussions on free will influence on film noir influence on absurdist literature |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:philosopher
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Underground Man
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Nietzsche
gptkb:Kierkegaard existentialist literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
psychological novels
modern existentialist writers |
| gptkbp:is_motivated_by |
self-reflection
critique of society |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Author
|
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:the_Underground_Man
|
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person
stream of consciousness unreliable narrator |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
I am a spiteful man.
I am a sick man. Man is what he eats. |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:nihilism gptkb:determinism social criticism individualism |
| gptkbp:published_by |
1864
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:St._Petersburg
|
| gptkbp:significance |
exploration of isolation
exploration of the human psyche influence on modern philosophy critique of rationalism pioneering work in existential literature |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the city as a character
the Underground Man as a symbol of modernity |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:existentialism
alienation free will |