Arcadia
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Arcadia is a critically acclaimed 1993 play by Tom Stoppard that intertwines past and present to explore themes of chaos, knowledge, and romantic entanglements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arcadia canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| actCount | 2 ⓘ |
| author | Tom Stoppard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ metatheatrical play ⓘ philosophical play ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bernard Nightingale
ⓘ
Captain Brice ⓘ Chloë Coverly ⓘ Ezra Chater ⓘ Hannah Jarvis ⓘ Jellaby ⓘ Lady Croom ⓘ Richard Noakes ⓘ Septimus Hodge ⓘ Thomasina Coverly ⓘ Valentine Coverly ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
limits of knowledge
ⓘ
love and desire ⓘ misinterpretation of evidence ⓘ order and chaos ⓘ relationship between past and present ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of determinism and randomness
ⓘ
integration of science and literature ⓘ use of nonlinear time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| premiereLocation |
National Theatre in London
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal National Theatre
|
| setting | Sidley Park ⓘ |
| settingTime |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | alternating timelines ⓘ |
| subject |
chaos theory
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ entropy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ historiography ⓘ landscape gardening ⓘ mathematics ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Romanticism
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surface form:
Romantic era
contemporary era ⓘ |
| writtenIn | early 1990s ⓘ |
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