Vor Sonnenaufgang
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Vor Sonnenaufgang is a naturalist drama by Gerhart Hauptmann that portrays the social and moral decay of a wealthy family amid alcoholism and class tensions in late 19th-century Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vor Sonnenaufgang canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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naturalist drama ⓘ play ⓘ |
| author | Gerhart Hauptmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | depiction of alcoholism and sexual morality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | harsh portrayal of rural bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| depicts |
consequences of sudden wealth
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rise of a peasant family to wealth through coal mining ⓘ rural industrialization ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Lessing Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy | Freie Bühne (Free Stage) movement in Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Naturalism
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Vor Sonnenaufgang (film, 1933)
NERFINISHED
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Vor Sonnenaufgang (television film, 1953) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vor Sonnenaufgang (television film, 1965) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vor Sonnenaufgang (television film, 1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conflict between idealism and materialism
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inheritance of alcoholism ⓘ political and social critique of the bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern German drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | German Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alcoholism
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class tensions ⓘ moral decay ⓘ social decay ⓘ |
| movement | Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Alfred Loth
NERFINISHED
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Helene Krause NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Krause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Vor Sonnenaufgang ⓘ |
| partOf | Gerhart Hauptmann’s social drama cycle ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| publisher | S. Fischer Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
early major success of Gerhart Hauptmann
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key work of German Naturalist theatre ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Before Sunrise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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