Taulkinham, Tennessee
E1007315
Taulkinham, Tennessee is a fictional Southern town that serves as the primary setting in Flannery O’Connor’s novel "Wise Blood."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taulkinham, Tennessee canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Wise Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ satire of organized religion ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Flannery O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Wise Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1952 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkItAppearsIn | novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
postwar American atmosphere
ⓘ
religious street preaching ⓘ urban setting ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnvironment | small city ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Southern U.S. towns known to Flannery O’Connor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting of Wise Blood ⓘ |
| notableCharacterPresent |
Asa Hawks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enoch Emery NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel Motes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabbath Lily Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOf | Wise Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | exploration of grotesque and absurd elements of Southern life ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.