The Dark Tower

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dramatic work radio play

The Dark Tower is a 1946 radio play by poet Louis MacNeice, noted for its allegorical, dreamlike exploration of fate and heroism.

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Surface form	Occurrences
From the Dark Tower	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatic work ⓘ radio play ⓘ
author	Louis MacNeice NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadcastFormat	single radio play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creatorNationality	Irish ⓘ
creatorOccupation	poet ⓘ
decadeOfFirstBroadcast	1940s ⓘ
explores	psychological states of the hero ⓘ tension between duty and desire ⓘ
genre	allegory ⓘ fantasy ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ radio drama ⓘ
hasArtisticStyle	symbolic and expressionistic ⓘ
hasBroadcastMedium	radio waves ⓘ
hasCriticalReception	noted for imaginative sound and language ⓘ
hasForm	one-act play ⓘ
hasLiteraryQuality	poetic dialogue ⓘ
hasProtagonist	Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReputation	classic BBC radio drama ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage	English ⓘ
inspiredBy	Robert Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedAudience	adult listeners ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	verse-influenced drama ⓘ
literaryMovement	modernism ⓘ
mediumOfPerformance	voice actors ⓘ
narrativeFeatures	dreamlike atmosphere ⓘ
narrativeForm	allegorical ⓘ
notableFor	allegorical exploration of fate and heroism ⓘ dreamlike, surreal style ⓘ
originalBroadcaster	BBC Home Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalMedium	radio ⓘ
originalNetwork	BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	BBC radio drama tradition ⓘ
productionType	BBC radio feature ⓘ
setting	imaginary landscape ⓘ
structure	quest narrative ⓘ
theme	courage ⓘ destiny ⓘ fate ⓘ heroism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ
writer	Louis MacNeice NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfFirstBroadcast	1946 ⓘ

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