Krapp's Last Tape
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Krapp's Last Tape is a one-act monodrama by Samuel Beckett that explores memory, aging, and regret through an old man listening to recordings of his younger self.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krapp's Last Tape canonical | 6 |
| Beckett on Film: Krapp's Last Tape | 1 |
| Krapp | 1 |
| Krapp is about 69 years old | 1 |
| Krapp’s Last Tape (stage performance) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monodrama
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one-act play ⓘ play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
aging
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identity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ self-confrontation ⓘ time ⓘ |
| characterAge |
Krapp's Last Tape
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Krapp is about 69 years old
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| dramaticDevice |
recorded voice
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tape recorder ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
minimalism
ⓘ
Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ
surface form:
theatre of the absurd
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| firstPerformanceCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Royal Court Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Court Theatre, London
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| firstPerformanceYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| form | monologue-based play ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist drama
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modernist drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film recordings of stage productions
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radio adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasBeenPerformedIn | multiple countries worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist concerns with time and memory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Krapp's Last Tape
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Krapp
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| motif |
bananas
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darkness and light ⓘ repetition of recorded phrases ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
minimalist staging
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ single actor on stage ⓘ use of recorded sound as character ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfCharactersOnStage | 1 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | Samuel Beckett's dramatic works ⓘ |
| publicationForm | play text ⓘ |
| setting |
Krapp's den
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unspecified room with desk and tape recorder ⓘ |
| structure | old man listens to recordings of his younger self ⓘ |
| timeStructure | shifts between present and past via recordings ⓘ |
| writer | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beckett on Film: Krapp's Last Tape
subject surface form:
Samuel Beckett
this entity surface form:
Krapp
this entity surface form:
Krapp is about 69 years old
this entity surface form:
Krapp’s Last Tape (stage performance)