Summerfolk by Maxim Gorky
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"Summerfolk" is a 1904 play by Russian writer Maxim Gorky that critiques the idle, self-absorbed Russian middle class on the eve of social upheaval.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summerfolk | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dachniki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Maxim Gorky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| criticizes |
idle bourgeois lifestyle
ⓘ
political apathy ⓘ self-absorption of the middle class ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceApproximateYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| foreshadows | social upheaval in Russia ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
realist drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType | stage productions ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| hasDramaticStyle |
character-driven drama
ⓘ
ensemble piece ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-act play ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacterGroup |
landed gentry
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professionals ⓘ summer visitors ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalDimension | pre-revolutionary social critique ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered an important work of Russian theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
alienation
ⓘ
class relations ⓘ moral stagnation ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction | summer season ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
| influencedBy | social conditions in early 20th-century Russia ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Russian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of the Russian middle class
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idleness and moral decay ⓘ pre-revolutionary Russian society ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| movement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Maxim Gorky plays ⓘ |
| portrays |
Russian middle class
ⓘ
intelligentsia ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| setting | Russian summer resort ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleInRussian | "Дачники" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Maxim Gorky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearWritten | 1904 ⓘ |
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