Jezebel (play)
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"Jezebel (play)" is a stage drama that served as the source material for the 1938 Bette Davis film about a headstrong Southern woman whose defiance leads to personal and social ruin in antebellum New Orleans.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| adaptationStarring | Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Jezebel (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
plantation society
ⓘ
social conventions of the Old South ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Southern honor culture
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defiance of social norms ⓘ personal downfall ⓘ social ruin ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Jezebel (1938 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | headstrong Southern woman ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Southern aristocracy
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gender roles in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| settingTime |
antebellum South
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pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| titleCharacterConsequence |
romantic tragedy
ⓘ
social ostracism ⓘ |
| titleCharacterTrait |
headstrong
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rebellious ⓘ |
| workType | source material for film ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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