Century Cycle
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The Century Cycle is August Wilson’s acclaimed ten-play series chronicling African American life in each decade of the 20th century, primarily set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play cycle
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series of plays ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pittsburgh Cycle
NERFINISHED
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The Pittsburgh Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | August Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionBy | August Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| completionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | August Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| Fences_award | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPlayWritten | Jitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African American theatre
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAwardedWork |
Fences
NERFINISHED
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The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fences
NERFINISHED
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Gem of the Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Jitney NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ King Hedley II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Radio Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Guitars NERFINISHED ⓘ The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Trains Running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
African American literature
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American theatre ⓘ |
| intendedForm | live performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastPlayWritten | Radio Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Hill District, Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettingCity | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettingState | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkInCycle |
Fences
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The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 10 ⓘ |
| periodDepictedEnd | late 1990s ⓘ |
| periodDepictedStart | early 1900s ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | stage ⓘ |
| structure | one play for each decade of the 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
20th-century African American history
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African American life ⓘ |
| The Piano Lesson_award | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
African American identity
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economic struggle ⓘ family and legacy ⓘ migration and displacement ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| timeSpanNarrative | 1900s to 1990s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.