Strange Interlude
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Strange Interlude is a landmark experimental play by Eugene O’Neill, renowned for its use of interior monologues to explore the psychological lives and moral conflicts of its characters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental play
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play → theatrical work → |
| author |
Eugene O'Neill
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surface form: "Eugene O’Neill"
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| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Drama → |
| awardYear | 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Drama → |
| broadwayRun |
had an unusually long running time in performance
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premiered on Broadway in 1928 → |
| censorship | subject to cuts and alterations in some productions → |
| centralCharacter | Nina Leeds → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| criticalReception |
considered a landmark in American drama
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noted for its daring subject matter → |
| dramaticTechnique |
aside-like interior monologues
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stream-of-consciousness elements → |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Robert Z. Leonard → |
| filmAdaptationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer → |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1932 → |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1928 → |
| firstPublicationYear | 1928 → |
| genre |
drama
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modernist drama → psychological drama → |
| hasAdaptation | film adaptation → |
| hasCharacter |
Charles Marsden
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Dr. Ned Darrell → Nina Leeds → Sam Evans → |
| influenced |
later psychological drama
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use of interior monologue in theatre → |
| movement | American modernist theatre → |
| notableFor |
experimental narrative techniques
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exploration of moral conflicts → exploration of psychological lives of characters → use of interior monologue → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| partOf | Eugene O’Neill’s major plays → |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| structure | nine-act play → |
| theme |
eugenics
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fate and free will → infidelity → inner versus outer self → love → marriage → mental illness → motherhood → |
| timePeriod | early 20th century → |
| writer |
Eugene O'Neill
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surface form: "Eugene O’Neill"
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this entity surface form: "Strange Interlude (1932)"