Woyzeck
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Woyzeck is an unfinished, groundbreaking 19th-century German play by Georg Büchner that portrays the psychological and social downfall of a poor soldier, and is considered a key precursor to modern drama and expressionism.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German play
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ unfinished play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballet
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film ⓘ novelization ⓘ opera ⓘ radio play ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| author | Georg Büchner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life case of Johann Christian Woyzeck ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
key work of German literature
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major precursor to modernist drama ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Woyzeck’s mental deterioration and social oppression ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. (the Doctor)
NERFINISHED
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Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ the Captain NERFINISHED ⓘ the Drum Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered groundbreaking ⓘ |
| dramaticInnovation |
early use of open, non-linear structure
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focus on working-class protagonist ⓘ |
| form | fragmentary ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
expressionist theatre
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modern drama ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modern drama precursor
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precursor to expressionism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Franz Woyzeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
lower-class life
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scientific experimentation on humans ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | opera "Wozzeck" by Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century German garrison town ⓘ |
| structure | scenes in loose order ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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class oppression ⓘ exploitation ⓘ jealousy ⓘ madness ⓘ poverty ⓘ psychological downfall ⓘ social downfall ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
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