The Dwarf
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The Dwarf is a dark allegorical novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist, narrated by a malevolent court dwarf whose misanthropic perspective exposes the cruelty and corruption of Renaissance society.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Pär Lagerkvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| depicts |
art and patronage
ⓘ
court intrigue ⓘ political manipulation ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical fiction
ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasDarkTone | true ⓘ |
| hasMaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| languageFamilyOfOriginalLanguage | North Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Pär Lagerkvist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a court dwarf ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator | a malevolent court dwarf ⓘ |
| narratorAttitude | misanthropic ⓘ |
| narratorMoralAlignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| portrays |
Renaissance society as corrupt
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Renaissance society as cruel ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | Italian Renaissance court ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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cruelty ⓘ evil as a human condition ⓘ isolation and alienation ⓘ misanthropy ⓘ power and tyranny ⓘ religion and hypocrisy ⓘ war and violence ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Pär Lagerkvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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