The Terrors of the Night
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The Terrors of the Night is a late 16th-century prose work by Thomas Nashe that explores dreams, nightmares, and supernatural fears in a satirical and moralizing style.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance literature
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literary work ⓘ prose work ⓘ |
| addresses |
popular beliefs about ghosts
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psychological effects of fear ⓘ visions and apparitions ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| audience | literate Elizabethan readers ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
interpretation of dreams
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moral consequences of fear ⓘ religious views of dreams ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| form | pamphlet-like treatise ⓘ |
| genre |
moral treatise
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prose ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Elizabethan satirist
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English pamphleteer ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to moralize about fear and sin
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to warn against superstition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anxieties of the night
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dreams ⓘ nightmares ⓘ supernatural fears ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person commentary ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Lenten Stuff
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Pierce Penniless NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unfortunate Traveller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
moralizing
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rhetorical prose ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| subjectField |
demonology
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moral philosophy ⓘ oneirology ⓘ religious belief ⓘ |
| tone |
didactic
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ironic ⓘ |
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