Old Judge Priest
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Old Judge Priest is a series of humorous short stories by Irvin S. Cobb centered on a folksy, benevolent judge in a small Kentucky town in the American South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judge Priest | 1 |
| Old Judge Priest canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Irvin S. Cobb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Southern customs and manners
ⓘ
folksy small-town culture ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Judge William Pittman Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humorous fiction
ⓘ
regional fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasForm | series of short stories ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community life
ⓘ
everyday justice ⓘ human nature observed through local cases ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Southern oral storytelling tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Judge William Pittman Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life in a small Southern town ⓘ |
| partOf | Judge Priest stories ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | county judge ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | benevolent judge ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
folksy wisdom
ⓘ
kindness ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingState | Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small town ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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nostalgic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Judge Priest