Lie Down in Darkness
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Lie Down in Darkness is William Styron’s acclaimed 1951 debut novel, a Southern Gothic tragedy exploring the psychological disintegration of a dysfunctional Virginia family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Gothic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | optioned for film multiple times ⓘ |
| author | William Styron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Prix de Rome in Literature (helped Styron win) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
decay
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guilt ⓘ memory ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasForeshadowingOf | themes in Styron’s later works ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of William Styron as major American novelist ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
class and status in the American South
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father–daughter relationship ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-World War II American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Helen Loftis
NERFINISHED
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Maudie Loftis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Loftis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyton Loftis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark portrayal of Southern family life
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lyrical prose style ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bobbs-Merrill Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern social mores
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alcoholism ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ mental illness ⓘ psychological disintegration ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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