Snopes trilogy
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The Snopes trilogy is William Faulkner’s three-novel cycle chronicling the rise and moral corruption of the Snopes family in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hamlet | 0 |
| The Town | 0 |
| The Mansion | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary trilogy
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novel ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
social change in the American South
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transition from agrarian to commercial society ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Snopes family
NERFINISHED
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Snopes family influence in town life ⓘ consequences of Snopes family power ⓘ rise of Flem Snopes ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
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modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Hamlet
NERFINISHED
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The Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major component of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eula Varner Snopes
NERFINISHED
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Flem Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Gavin Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratliff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multi-perspective narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Snopes trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
1940
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1957 ⓘ 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Yoknapatawpha County novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County
NERFINISHED
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century American South ⓘ |
| theme |
economic exploitation
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moral corruption ⓘ rise of a rural family to power ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.