A Terrible Vengeance
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"A Terrible Vengeance" is a dark, supernatural short story by Nikolai Gogol that blends Ukrainian folklore with themes of betrayal, fate, and retribution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror fiction
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Strashnaya mest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | Katerina's father ⓘ |
| author | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Cossack hero ⓘ |
| collection | Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1832 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationIn | Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, second volume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark romanticism
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gothic fiction ⓘ supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
paternal betrayal
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vengeance ⓘ |
| hasTitleInRussian | Страшная месть NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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macabre ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| includedIn | Gogol's early Ukrainian tales ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian eschatology
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Ukrainian oral tradition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
fantastic realism
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folkloric motifs ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Danilo Burulbash
NERFINISHED
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Katerina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early 1830s ⓘ |
| setting |
Cossack Ukraine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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family curse ⓘ fate ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ retribution ⓘ sin and punishment ⓘ |
| usesElement |
Ukrainian folklore
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supernatural elements ⓘ |
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