Asa Trenchard
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Asa Trenchard is the brash, plain-spoken American protagonist of the 1858 stage comedy "Our American Cousin," whose character embodies the cultural clash between New World informality and Old World British aristocracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asa Trenchard canonical | 3 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Our American Cousin ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brash
ⓘ
informal ⓘ plain-spoken ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Old World British aristocracy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Tom Taylor ⓘ |
| culturalTheme |
Anglo-American cultural clash
ⓘ
class differences ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Our American Cousin ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1858 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | embodying American manners in Victorian British setting ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Our American Cousin ⓘ |
| represents | New World informality ⓘ |
| settingOfInteractions | British aristocratic household ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Tom Taylor ⓘ |
| workDate | 1858 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Our American Cousin
subject surface form:
Our American Cousin