A Loss of Roses

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A Loss of Roses is a 1959 stage play by William Inge that explores the strained relationship between a young man and his emotionally fragile mother amid themes of loneliness and disillusionment in small-town America.

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instanceOf stage play
author William Inge NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaturgicalPeriod mid-20th-century American theatre
firstPerformanceDate 1959
follows Bus Stop NERFINISHED
genre drama
psychological drama
hasMainCharacter Helen NERFINISHED
Kenny NERFINISHED
Lila NERFINISHED
hasSubject traveling actress
locationOfNarrative Kansas NERFINISHED
notableFor depiction of loneliness in small-town life
portrayal of a strained mother–son relationship
originalLanguage English
partOf William Inge’s body of work
publicationDate 1959
setting small-town America
subject disillusionment
loneliness
mother–son relationship
theme coming of age
emotional fragility
family conflict
sexual awakening
unfulfilled dreams
writer William Inge NERFINISHED
yearOfWork 1959

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