Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel → |
| adaptationYear |
1984
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| author |
James Baldwin
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| centralCharacter |
John Grimes
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| character |
Elizabeth Grimes
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Florence → Gabriel Grimes → Roy Grimes → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| explores |
African-American religious life
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intergenerational trauma → sexuality and guilt → sin and redemption → |
| firstEditionFormat |
print
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| genre |
African-American literature
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bildungsroman → fiction → religious fiction → |
| hasAdaptation |
television film adaptation
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| includedIn |
20th-century American literature canon
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| influencedBy |
James Baldwin’s childhood in Harlem
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Pentecostal church experience → |
| languageOfAdaptation |
English
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| literarySignificance |
major work in James Baldwin’s oeuvre
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seminal work of African-American literature → |
| mainTheme |
coming of age
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family → identity → race → religion → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| notableFor |
integration of biblical imagery
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portrayal of Black Pentecostal church culture → psychological depth of characters → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| publicationYear |
1953
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| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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| settingCity |
New York City
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| settingCountry |
United States
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| settingLocation |
Harlem
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| settingTime |
early 20th century
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| structure |
three-part structure
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| taughtIn |
high school curricula
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university literature courses → |
| titleOrigin |
African-American spiritual "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
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James Baldwin
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notableWork |