The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window
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The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window is a 1964 social drama play by Lorraine Hansberry that explores political idealism, race, and personal disillusionment in Greenwich Village.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| author | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorGenderOfAuthor | female ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstRunLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | A Raisin in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political drama
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realist drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
1960s American counterculture
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civil rights movement era ⓘ |
| hasDialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
addresses interracial issues indirectly
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engages with leftist politics ⓘ second major play by Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ set in bohemian Greenwich Village apartment ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Sidney Brustein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | three-act play ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | live theatre performance ⓘ |
| locationOfNarrative | Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Iris Brustein
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Brustein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | theatre ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights era drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American theatre ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| subject |
activism
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bohemian culture ⓘ marriage ⓘ personal disillusionment ⓘ political idealism ⓘ race ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between idealism and realism
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disillusionment with political movements ⓘ identity ⓘ interpersonal relationships ⓘ racial politics in the United States ⓘ |
| writer | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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