The Fire and the Hearth
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The Fire and the Hearth is a novella by William Faulkner that forms one of the interconnected stories in his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of race, family, and the legacy of the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fire and the Hearth canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional work
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novella ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
conflict over land ownership
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economic dependence of Black tenant farmers ⓘ racial hierarchy in the American South ⓘ tension between tradition and change ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Lucas Beauchamp
NERFINISHED
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Roth Edmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | McCaslin family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
nonlinear narrative elements
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stream of consciousness elements ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American experience in the South
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white landowning class in the South ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected works of William Faulkner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Delta Autumn
NERFINISHED
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Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ Go Down, Moses (story) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantaloon in Black NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ Was ⓘ |
| setOn | McCaslin plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family
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interracial relationships ⓘ land and inheritance ⓘ legacy of the American South ⓘ power and exploitation ⓘ race ⓘ slavery and its aftermath ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 20th century American South
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post-Civil War American South ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
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