Baal

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Baal is a 1918 expressionist play by Bertolt Brecht that follows the amoral, self-destructive life of a bohemian poet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
theatrical work
associatedWith Weimar-era theatre
early Brechtian theatre
author Bertolt Brecht
characterTypeOfProtagonist anti-hero
countryOfOrigin Germany
creator Bertolt Brecht
dramaticStyle expressionist
non-naturalistic
form drama
stage play
genre expressionist play
hasAdaptation Baal (film)
television adaptation
hasCharacterTrait hedonism
nihilism
self-indulgence
violence
hasSubject artistic genius
poetry
social marginality
hasTheme alienation
amorality
art and decadence
bohemian lifestyle
death
self-destruction
sexuality
inception 1918
influencedBy bohemian literary traditions
Expressionism
surface form: expressionism
literaryPeriod early 20th century
literaryTradition German-language drama
mainCharacter Baal
surface form: Baal (character)
movement Expressionism
surface form: German Expressionism
notableFor being Bertolt Brecht’s first full-length play
originalLanguage German
protagonistDescription amoral bohemian poet
self-destructive poet
publicationYear 1918
setting Germany
structure episodic
title Baal
writer Bertolt Brecht

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