Die Weber
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Die Weber is a naturalistic drama by Gerhart Hauptmann that portrays the suffering and uprising of Silesian weavers in the 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die Weber canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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naturalistic drama ⓘ play ⓘ |
| author | Gerhart Hauptmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedAuthorPrize | Nobel Prize in Literature for Gerhart Hauptmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Silesian weavers' uprising of 1844 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
dialect use
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ensemble drama ⓘ naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Neues Theater, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Naturalism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio play adaptations
ⓘ
stage productions in major German theatres ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant | Die Weber (German original) ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century political theatre
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German social drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGroup | Silesian handloom weavers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | collective protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collective hero instead of individual protagonist
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detailed depiction of working-class life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Silesian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Silesian weavers
NERFINISHED
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class struggle ⓘ industrialization ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ weavers' uprising ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| theme |
breakdown of traditional social order
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collective action ⓘ conflict between capital and labor ⓘ dehumanizing effects of capitalism ⓘ exploitation of workers ⓘ misery and hunger ⓘ moral responsibility of the bourgeoisie ⓘ revolt against oppression ⓘ violence and protest ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1844
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19th century ⓘ |
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