The Confessional of the Black Penitents

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literary subtitle work title

The Confessional of the Black Penitents is the subtitle of Ann Radcliffe’s Gothic novel "The Italian," emphasizing its themes of religious secrecy, guilt, and psychological terror.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary subtitle ⓘ
work title ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Ann Radcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithGenre Gothic fiction ⓘ
Gothic novel ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod 1790s literature ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
emphasizesTheme Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ
claustrophobia ⓘ
confession ⓘ
fear ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ
persecution ⓘ
power and control ⓘ
psychological terror ⓘ
religious secrecy ⓘ
sin ⓘ
hasForm phrase ⓘ
hasWord Black ⓘ
Confessional NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penitents ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeFunction foregrounds psychological horror ⓘ
highlights the novel’s focus on secret religious practices ⓘ
signals Gothic atmosphere ⓘ
partOfWork full title of the novel The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents ⓘ
publicationContext British Gothic tradition ⓘ
relatedMovement early Gothic romance ⓘ
relatedToCharacter Schedoni NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedToSetting Italian Catholic institutions GENERATED ⓘ
convents GENERATED ⓘ
monasteries GENERATED ⓘ
relatedWork The Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ
subtitleOf The Italian NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes dark religious orders ⓘ
hidden sins ⓘ
secret penance ⓘ
timePeriodOfWork late 18th century Gothic literature ⓘ
usedAs marketing title element ⓘ
usedIn title pages of editions of The Italian ⓘ

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The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents → hasSubtitle → The Confessional of the Black Penitents ⓘ