The Undiscovered Country

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The Undiscovered Country is an 1880 novel by American realist author William Dean Howells that explores spiritualism, social life, and moral dilemmas in post–Civil War New England.

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instanceOf novel
author William Dean Howells
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts post–Civil War American society
explores conflicts between belief and skepticism
religious and spiritual questions
tension between social conventions and individual conscience
genre realist novel
spiritualist fiction
hasAuthorNationality American
hasLiteraryForm prose
hasSubject ethical decision-making
middle-class life in New England
spirit communication
literaryMovement American realism
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
mainTheme moral dilemmas
social life in New England
spiritualism
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorOeuvre works of William Dean Howells
publicationYear 1880
settingLocation New England
settingPeriod post–Civil War era

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William Dean Howells notableWork The Undiscovered Country