Paradise Lost

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Paradise Lost is a 1935 American stage drama by Clifford Odets that portrays the struggles of a middle-class family during the Great Depression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
stage drama
theatrical work
associatedWith Group Theatre NERFINISHED
author Clifford Odets NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts American middle class
economic hardship
loss of social status
middle-class family struggles
unemployment
dramaticStructure three-act play
era Great Depression era American theatre
firstPerformanceYear 1935
genre drama
political drama
social drama
hasTheme class struggle
disillusionment with the American Dream
economic insecurity
family disintegration
political radicalization
social change
literaryForm dialogue-driven drama
movement American social realism
Group Theatre style
originalLanguage English
partOf Clifford Odets’ body of work
publicationYear 1935
settingPeriod Great Depression NERFINISHED
subjectMatter decline of a middle-class family
impact of the Great Depression on ordinary Americans
theatricalTradition American theatre NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfWork 20th century
workLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
writer Clifford Odets NERFINISHED

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Clifford Odets notableWork Paradise Lost
Group Theatre (New York) notableWork Paradise Lost