Karl Balicke
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Karl Balicke is a central character in Bertolt Brecht’s early play "Drums in the Night," representing the disillusioned World War I veteran returning to a changed postwar Germany.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Balicke canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Drums in the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | expressionist drama ⓘ |
| associatedWithWorkLanguage | German ⓘ |
| characterType | anti-hero ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
critic of bourgeois society
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vehicle for social critique ⓘ |
| familyName | Balicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | early Brechtian drama ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
disillusioned veteran
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protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | German Expressionist theatre tradition ⓘ |
| represents |
generation traumatized by war
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returning soldier ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | postwar Germany ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
alienation
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postwar disillusionment ⓘ social upheaval ⓘ |
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