St John’s Eve
E535124
St John’s Eve is a short story by Nikolai Gogol that blends Ukrainian folklore, supernatural elements, and village life in a darkly comic romantic tale.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Slavic folk beliefs ⓘ |
| collectionBy | Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Ukrainian folklore
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supernatural elements ⓘ village life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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fantastic fiction ⓘ romantic tale ⓘ short story ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Petro
NERFINISHED
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Pidorka NERFINISHED ⓘ the devil NERFINISHED ⓘ the witch ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
greed
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love ⓘ moral consequences ⓘ pact with evil ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ukrainian village
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rural Ukraine ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | the eve of the Feast of St John the Baptist ⓘ |
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