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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baal canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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