The Memorandum
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The Memorandum is a satirical play by Czech writer and dissident Václav Havel that critiques bureaucracy and authoritarianism through the absurd introduction of an artificial office language.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Václav Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jan Ballas
NERFINISHED
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Josef Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ Pillar ⓘ Savant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bureaucratic systems
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meaningless administrative language ⓘ totalitarian practices ⓘ |
| fictionalLanguage | Ptydepe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist drama
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in multiple countries ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Memorandum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | eleven scenes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conformity
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office hierarchy ⓘ resistance to authority ⓘ |
| influenced | later political theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kafkaesque bureaucracy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism
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bureaucracy ⓘ dehumanization ⓘ language and power ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
satirical portrayal of office politics
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use of invented technical jargon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Vyrozumění ⓘ |
| partOf | Václav Havel's early plays ⓘ |
| performanceLanguage |
Czech
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| plotElement | introduction of an artificial office language ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Audience
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The Garden Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | bureaucratic office ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism on absurdism
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scholarly analysis of language and power ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Vera Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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