Seven Guitars
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Seven Guitars is a play by August Wilson that explores the struggles, dreams, and tragic fate of African American characters in 1940s Pittsburgh as part of his Pittsburgh Cycle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seven Guitars canonical | 9 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | August Wilson ⓘ |
| character |
Canewell
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Floyd Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ Hedley ⓘ Louise ⓘ Red Carter ⓘ Ruby ⓘ Vera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cycle | Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
ensemble piece
ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
guitars
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imprisonment and freedom ⓘ music contracts ⓘ prophecy and destiny ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American experience
ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ dreams and aspirations ⓘ friendship ⓘ poverty ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of ten plays in the Pittsburgh Cycle
ⓘ
exploration of African American male identity ⓘ integration of blues and musical motifs ⓘ |
| originalSetting |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| originalSettingTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| partOf |
King Hedley II
ⓘ
surface form:
August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle
|
| periodDepictedInCycle | 1940s play of the Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| protagonist | Floyd Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Century Cycle ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh
|
| structure |
framed by a funeral gathering
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
blues music
ⓘ
music industry ⓘ post-World War II African American life ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| writer | August Wilson ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
August Wilson