Excelsior, New Jersey
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Excelsior, New Jersey is the fictional small American town that serves as the primary setting of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth."
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Skin of Our Teeth fictional universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| genreContext |
absurdist drama
ⓘ
allegorical drama ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
cyclical history
ⓘ
family life ⓘ human resilience ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| medium | theatre play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | setting for the Antrobus family ⓘ |
| primarySettingOf | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | American small-town mythos ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Our Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small American town ⓘ |
| stageSettingFor |
Act I of The Skin of Our Teeth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | 20th century United States ⓘ |
| usedAs | allegorical representation of human civilization ⓘ |
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