Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play)
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Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) is an early expressionist drama by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment, social unrest, and the impact of war on personal relationships.
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| Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) Context triple: [Drums in the Night, follows, Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play)]
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Target entity: Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) Target entity description: Drums in the Night (Brecht’s second major play) is an early expressionist drama by Bertolt Brecht that explores post–World War I disillusionment, social unrest, and the impact of war on personal relationships.
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A.
The Cradle Will Rock
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 pro-labor musical by Marc Blitzstein, famous for its controversial, government-censored premiere and its association with Orson Welles and the American leftist theater movement.
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B.
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny is a satirical opera with music by Kurt Weill that critiques capitalism and moral decay through the story of a hedonistic, lawless city.
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C.
Dutchman
"Dutchman" is a 1964 one-act play by Amiri Baraka that confronts racism and violence in American society through a tense, symbolic encounter on a New York City subway.
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D.
Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp's Last Tape is a one-act monodrama by Samuel Beckett that explores memory, aging, and regret through an old man listening to recordings of his younger self.
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E.
Bus Stop (play)
Bus Stop (play) is a 1955 romantic comedy-drama by William Inge that centers on a group of strangers stranded overnight in a Kansas diner during a snowstorm, exploring their intersecting relationships and personal revelations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
expressionist drama
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Trommeln in der Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts | Spartacist uprising in Berlin ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | mix of realism and expressionism ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between personal happiness and social revolution
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return of a soldier presumed dead ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| followsWork | Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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expressionism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Andreas Kragler
NERFINISHED
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Anna Balicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Frau Balicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Frau Hassenreuter NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Balicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Anna Balicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Andreas Kragler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German Expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
impact of war on personal relationships
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post–World War I disillusionment ⓘ social unrest ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of Brecht’s developing theatrical style ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Trommeln in der Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Trommeln in der Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | second major play by Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic elements ⓘ |
| subject |
class tensions
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revolution ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | shortly after World War I armistice ⓘ |
| tone | darkly ironic ⓘ |
| writer | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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