The Pittsburgh Cycle
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The Pittsburgh Cycle is August Wilson’s acclaimed ten-play series chronicling African American life in Pittsburgh across each decade of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pittsburgh Cycle canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play cycle
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Century Cycle ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fences (1985 play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for Fences)
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ
surface form:
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for The Piano Lesson)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | August Wilson ⓘ |
| depicts |
African American cultural identity
ⓘ
family and generational conflict ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ racial discrimination in the United States ⓘ working-class African Americans ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation |
landmark of American theatre
ⓘ
major work of African American literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fences (1985 play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fences
Gem of the Ocean ⓘ Jitney ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ King Hedley II ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ⓘ
surface form:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Radio Golf ⓘ Seven Guitars ⓘ The Piano Lesson (TV film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Piano Lesson
Two Trains Running ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic struggle
ⓘ
memory and the past ⓘ music and performance ⓘ spirituality and mysticism ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American oral tradition
ⓘ
blues music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
20th-century African American history
ⓘ
African American life ⓘ |
| notableWorkInCycle |
Fences (1985 play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fences
Jitney ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ⓘ
surface form:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
The Piano Lesson (TV film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Piano Lesson
|
| numberOfWorks | 10 ⓘ |
| periodCovered | each decade of the 20th century ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstMajorProduction | Broadway ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| significantPlaceInWork |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh
|
| timeSpan | 1900s–1990s ⓘ |
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