Rhinoceros
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"Rhinoceros" is a landmark absurdist play by Eugène Ionesco that explores themes of conformity and totalitarianism through a surreal story in which people in a small town transform into rhinoceroses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhinoceros canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptation |
English-language stage adaptations
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film adaptation "Rhinoceros" (1974) ⓘ |
| author | Eugène Ionesco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Bérenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Botard
NERFINISHED
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Bérenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ Dudard NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Logician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered a landmark of absurdist theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
individual versus collective
ⓘ
reason versus irrationality ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice | metamorphosis of humans into animals ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
allegorical
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satirical ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Theatre of the Absurd
NERFINISHED
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absurdist drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dehumanization under ideology
ⓘ
social pressure to conform ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Ionesco’s experience of totalitarian ideologies
ⓘ
rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conformity
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loss of individuality ⓘ mass hysteria ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Royal Court Theatre production in London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotElement | inhabitants of a town transform into rhinoceroses ⓘ |
| setting | small provincial town ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| studiedIn | modern drama curricula ⓘ |
| symbolism |
rhinoceros as symbol of fascism
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rhinoceros as symbol of herd mentality ⓘ |
| themeExploredThroughCharacter | Bérenger as figure of individual resistance ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to time of writing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.