A Lecture on Heads
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A Lecture on Heads is an 18th-century satirical monologue and performance piece by George Alexander Stevens that humorously critiques social types and human follies through the metaphor of different “heads.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
satirical monologue
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theatrical performance piece ⓘ |
| author | George Alexander Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | George Alexander Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
fashionable affectation
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hypocrisy ⓘ social pretension ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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monologue ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Lecture on Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 18th-century British theatre ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre-going public ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human follies
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social satire ⓘ social types ⓘ |
| medium | spoken performance ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | metaphor of different heads ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performanceForm | one-man show ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
caricature
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personification ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| workType | stage monologue ⓘ |
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