Elysian Fields apartment
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The Elysian Fields apartment is the cramped, working-class New Orleans residence where much of the drama in Tennessee Williams’ play "A Streetcar Named Desire" unfolds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional apartment
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fictional location ⓘ setting in a play ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class conflict
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decline of the Southern aristocracy ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ sexual tension ⓘ |
| cityInFiction | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cramped
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working-class ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
concentrates action in a confined space
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contrasts with Belle Rêve plantation in Blanche’s past NERFINISHED ⓘ heightens tension among characters ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bathroom
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bedroom area ⓘ exterior stairway access ⓘ kitchen area ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLocation | Hubbells’ apartment upstairs ⓘ |
| inhabitedByCharacter |
Stanley Kowalski
NERFINISHED
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Stella Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationsUse |
1951 film adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire
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various Broadway and West End productions of A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ |
| partOf | French Quarter setting in A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ |
| primarySettingFor | A Streetcar Named Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageDirectionDescribedAs |
in a poor but raffish section of New Orleans
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two-room flat ⓘ |
| streetName | Elysian Fields Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
claustrophobia and entrapment
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conflict between illusion and reality ⓘ urban working-class life ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confrontations between Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois
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domestic scenes between Stanley and Stella Kowalski ⓘ poker night scene in A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ |
| visitedByCharacter |
Blanche DuBois
NERFINISHED
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Eunice Hubbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold "Mitch" Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Hubbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workForm | stage play setting ⓘ |
| workGenreContext |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
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drama ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Blanche DuBois