The Great Unknown
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The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work section
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short story cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor |
Washington Irving
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surface form:
Geoffrey Crayon (pseudonym of Washington Irving)
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| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | Tales of a Traveller ⓘ |
| genre |
gothic fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American gothic short story tradition
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later supernatural tale writers ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person frame narrator ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Great Unknown
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The Great Unknown: A Hunting Dinner
The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Great Unknown: Introduction
The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Aunt ⓘ The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Uncle
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The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Black Fisherman
The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the German Student
The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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The Great Unknown: The Bold Dragoon
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| hasTheme |
fear of the unknown
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folklore and legend ⓘ ghosts and apparitions ⓘ imagination ⓘ mystery ⓘ psychological suspense ⓘ skepticism versus belief ⓘ storytelling ⓘ the supernatural ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| isSectionOf |
Tales of a Traveller
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surface form:
Tales of a Traveller, Book II
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | frame narrative of travellers telling tales ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of humor and the supernatural
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early American use of European gothic motifs ⓘ exploration of rational versus irrational explanations of events ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Tales of a Traveller ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Murray ⓘ |
| settingCategory | Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 19th century ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Tales of a Traveller story groups ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: Introduction
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: A Hunting Dinner
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Uncle
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: The Bold Dragoon
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the German Student
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
this entity surface form:
The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Black Fisherman