Der Schwierige
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Der Schwierige is a 1921 comedy of manners by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that satirically portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy of manners
ⓘ
play ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | aristocrat ⓘ |
| concerns | marriage and relationships in high society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Austrian nobility
ⓘ
Viennese salons ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | comedy of manners tradition ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Habsburg aristocratic legacy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
indecisiveness
ⓘ
moral sensitivity ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | dramatic work ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| isCanonicalWorkIn | 20th-century Austrian drama ⓘ |
| literaryForm | stage play ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Austrian modernist drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hans Karl Bühl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
moral scruples
ⓘ
social awkwardness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Hugo von Hofmannsthal plays ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Viennese high society
ⓘ
aristocratic manners ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
Austrian aristocracy in decline
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ethical responsibility ⓘ postwar social change ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Difficult Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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