Come Back, Little Sheba
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Come Back, Little Sheba is a 1950 stage play by William Inge, later adapted into a film, that explores the quiet desperation and emotional turmoil of a middle-aged Midwestern couple.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Come Back, Little Sheba canonical | 6 |
| Come Back, Little Sheba (screenplay) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American play
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drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)
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Come Back, Little Sheba (1977 television film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Inge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | working-class life in the Midwest ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | realist drama ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | psychological realism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasActStructure | two-act play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptation
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television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Doc Delaney
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Lola Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | name of a missing dog ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Doc Delaney
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Lola Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
lost dog
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nostalgia ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
domestic conflict
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inner lives of a married couple ⓘ |
| notableFor | early success of William Inge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | American theatre canon ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | domestic setting ⓘ |
| subject |
alcoholism
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emotional turmoil ⓘ middle-aged marriage ⓘ quiet desperation ⓘ unfulfilled dreams ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
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disillusionment ⓘ marital strain ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Little Sheba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | William Inge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Come Back, Little Sheba (screenplay)