Trilogy
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trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games. Three-part works that are considered components of a larger work also exist in visual arts and music, such as the triptych or the three-movement sonata, but they are not commonly referred to with the term "trilogy." Most trilogies are works of fiction involving the same characters or setting, such as
The Deptford Trilogy of novels by Robertson Davies and
The Godfather films of Francis Ford Coppola. Others are connected only by theme: for example, each film of Krzysztof Kieślowski's
Three Colors trilogy explores one of the political ideals of the French Republic and each novel in Paul Auster's
The New York Trilogy uses formats from detective fiction to explore existential questions. Trilogies can also be connected in less obvious ways, such as
The Nova Trilogy of novels by William S. Burroughs, each written using cut-up technique.