Under Milk Wood
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Under Milk Wood is a poetic radio drama by Dylan Thomas that portrays a day in the life of the eccentric inhabitants of a small Welsh seaside town.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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poetic drama ⓘ radio drama ⓘ |
| 1972FilmStars |
Elizabeth Taylor
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Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptation |
feature film
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opera ⓘ stage play ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| author | Dylan Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorDiedBeforeBroadcast | true ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDate | 1954-01-25 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastNetwork | BBC Third Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceMedium | radio ⓘ |
| firstStagePerformanceDate | 1953-05-14 ⓘ |
| firstStagePerformancePlace | 92nd Street Y, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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radio drama ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStatus | classic of 20th-century radio drama ⓘ |
| hasNarratorCharacter |
First Voice
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Second Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Welsh oral storytelling tradition ⓘ |
| isSetIn | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a day in the life of the inhabitants of Llareggub ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Captain Cat
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Mr Pugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Nogood Boyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Organ Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFilmAdaptation | 1972 film Under Milk Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousPremiere | true ⓘ |
| premiereType | stage reading ⓘ |
| publisherOfTextEdition |
J. M. Dent
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New Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Welsh seaside town of Llareggub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | one day from night to night ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical prose
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stream of consciousness ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
community
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death ⓘ dreams and desires ⓘ everyday life ⓘ memory ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
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