Der Turm
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Der Turm is a late Expressionist drama by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that reimagines Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" in a dark, politically charged setting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
literaryWork ⓘ play ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| genre | Expressionist drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
prince
ⓘ
rebels ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
imprisonment
ⓘ
madness ⓘ prophecy ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered complex and demanding
ⓘ
noted for political overtones ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
expressionistic ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authority
ⓘ
fate ⓘ guilt ⓘ politics ⓘ power ⓘ redemption ⓘ revolution ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Tempest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | stage ⓘ |
| languageRegister | literary ⓘ |
| literaryForm | tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Expressionism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Austrian drama ⓘ |
| movement | Expressionism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Hugo von Hofmannsthal bibliography ⓘ |
| reimaginesWork | The Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | imaginary kingdom ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic |
dark
ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ |
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