The Turn of the Screw
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The Turn of the Screw is a classic 1898 gothic novella by Henry James that tells the ambiguous and psychologically tense story of a governess who believes the children in her care are haunted by malevolent spirits.
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Target entity: The Turn of the Screw Context triple: [Henry James, notableWork, The Turn of the Screw]
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Rebecca
Rebecca is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning “to tie” or “to bind,” widely used in English-speaking countries.
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The Open Window
The Open Window is a renowned 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors and depiction of a sunlit view from a Collioure hotel room.
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The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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The Blessed Damozel
The Blessed Damozel is a famous 19th-century poem and later painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that epitomizes the romantic, medievalizing, and spiritually charged aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope, part of his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, exploring love, class, and social ambition in a rural English community.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Turn of the Screw Target entity description: The Turn of the Screw is a classic 1898 gothic novella by Henry James that tells the ambiguous and psychologically tense story of a governess who believes the children in her care are haunted by malevolent spirits.
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A.
Rebecca
Rebecca is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning “to tie” or “to bind,” widely used in English-speaking countries.
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B.
The Open Window
The Open Window is a renowned 1905 Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors and depiction of a sunlit view from a Collioure hotel room.
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C.
The Wishing-Chair
The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.
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D.
The Blessed Damozel
The Blessed Damozel is a famous 19th-century poem and later painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti that epitomizes the romantic, medievalizing, and spiritually charged aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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E.
The Small House at Allington
The Small House at Allington is a Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope, part of his Chronicles of Barsetshire series, exploring love, class, and social ambition in a rural English community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story
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gothic fiction work ⓘ horror fiction work ⓘ novella ⓘ psychological horror work ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
haunting
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationMedium | serial publication ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Collier’s magazine
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surface form:
Collier's Weekly
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| frameNarrative | yes ⓘ |
| genre |
ghost story
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gothic fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Haunting
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surface form:
The Innocents (1961 film)
The Turn of the Screw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Turn of the Screw (1959 television film)
The Turn of the Screw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Turn of the Screw (1999 television film)
The Turn of the Screw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Turn of the Screw (2009 film)
The Turn of the Screw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Turn of the Screw (opera)
The Turn of the Screw self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Turn of the Screw (stage play)
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| influenced |
modern ghost stories
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psychological horror genre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist precursor ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
classic of gothic literature
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classic of horror literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Flora
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Miles ⓘ Miss Jessel ⓘ Mrs. Grose ⓘ Peter Quint ⓘ the governess ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
narrative ambiguity
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psychological tension ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | English country house ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity of reality and perception
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innocence and corruption ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ power and control ⓘ repression and sexuality ⓘ |
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