The Fiction Writer and His Country
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"The Fiction Writer and His Country" is an essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the fiction writer within the cultural and spiritual landscape of the modern South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fiction Writer and His Country canonical | 1 |
| The Fiction Writer and His Country (essay) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Fiction Writer and His Country Context triple: [Mystery and Manners, hasPart, The Fiction Writer and His Country]
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A.
Aspects of the Novel
Aspects of the Novel is a collection of literary lectures by E. M. Forster that analyzes the fundamental elements and techniques of novel writing.
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The Art of Fiction (essay about his work and theory)
The Art of Fiction is Henry James’s influential critical essay in which he articulates his views on the nature, purpose, and artistic possibilities of the novel.
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C.
On the New German Literature
On the New German Literature is an influential critical work by Johann Gottfried Herder that helped shape early German Romanticism by advocating for a national literature rooted in folk culture and the German language.
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D.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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New Objectivity
New Objectivity was a German art and cultural movement of the 1920s that rejected Expressionism in favor of a sober, realistic, and socially critical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Fiction Writer and His Country Target entity description: "The Fiction Writer and His Country" is an essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores the role, responsibilities, and challenges of the fiction writer within the cultural and spiritual landscape of the modern South.
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A.
Aspects of the Novel
Aspects of the Novel is a collection of literary lectures by E. M. Forster that analyzes the fundamental elements and techniques of novel writing.
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B.
The Art of Fiction (essay about his work and theory)
The Art of Fiction is Henry James’s influential critical essay in which he articulates his views on the nature, purpose, and artistic possibilities of the novel.
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C.
On the New German Literature
On the New German Literature is an influential critical work by Johann Gottfried Herder that helped shape early German Romanticism by advocating for a national literature rooted in folk culture and the German language.
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D.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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E.
New Objectivity
New Objectivity was a German art and cultural movement of the 1920s that rejected Expressionism in favor of a sober, realistic, and socially critical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| argues |
fiction writer must be faithful to concrete reality
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fiction writer should not reduce art to propaganda ⓘ writer’s vision is shaped by religious and cultural background ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American literature
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Christian realism ⓘ |
| author |
Flannery O'Connor
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surface form:
Flannery O’Connor
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
limitations of secular views of art
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moral vision in fiction ⓘ use of the grotesque in fiction ⓘ use of violence in fiction ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of mystery in fiction
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importance of the particular and concrete in storytelling ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | essay collection ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
challenges faced by fiction writers
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relationship between writer and culture ⓘ relationship between writer and reader ⓘ responsibilities of the fiction writer ⓘ |
| genre | literary essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf | Catholic writer in the Protestant South ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between faith and secular culture
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responsibility to truth in art ⓘ tension between regionalism and universality in fiction ⓘ vocation of the artist ⓘ |
| includedIn | Mystery and Manners ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
critics of contemporary fiction
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students of literature ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mystery and Manners ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | modern South ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic perspective on art
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Southern United States culture ⓘ fiction writing ⓘ modern society ⓘ religion in literature ⓘ role of the writer ⓘ spiritual concerns in fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century American South ⓘ |
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