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.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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