Gavin Stevens
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Gavin Stevens is a fictional county attorney and central character in several of William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County stories and novels, known for his sharp intellect and moral introspection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gavin Stevens canonical | 12 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Go Down, Moses
ⓘ
Intruder in the Dust ⓘ Knight’s Gambit ⓘ The Hamlet ⓘ The Mansion ⓘ The Town ⓘ “An Error in Chemistry” ⓘ Dry September ⓘ
surface form:
“Dry September”
Hand Upon the Waters ⓘ
surface form:
“Hand Upon the Waters”
Knight’s Gambit ⓘ
surface form:
“Knight’s Gambit” (novella)
Monk ⓘ
surface form:
“Monk”
“Smoke” ⓘ “Tomorrow” ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Faulkner’s Snopes trilogy
ⓘ
Yoknapatawpha County legal system ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Yoknapatawpha County
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| education |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University (fictional background)
Heidelberg University ⓘ
surface form:
Heidelberg University (fictional background)
|
| fictionalLocation | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | principled but conflicted ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
detective figure ⓘ moral commentator ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
moral introspection
ⓘ
sharp intellect ⓘ |
| occupation |
county attorney
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yoknapatawpha saga
ⓘ
surface form:
William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County cycle
|
| relative | Chick Mallison ⓘ |
| relativeType | uncle of Chick Mallison ⓘ |
| residence |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Mississippi (fictional)
|
| typicalTheme |
burden of conscience
ⓘ
conflict between law and morality ⓘ race and justice in the American South ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.