Tiger at the Gates

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Tiger at the Gates is a 1935 play by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux that offers a witty, philosophical reimagining of the events leading up to the Trojan War.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Jean Giraudoux NERFINISHED
basedOn Greek mythology
events leading up to the Trojan War
centralCharacter Andromache NERFINISHED
Hector NERFINISHED
Helen NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
firstPerformanceYear 1935
genre drama
philosophical drama
tragicomedy
hasAdaptation stage productions in English under the title "Tiger at the Gates"
hasCharacter Andromache NERFINISHED
Cassandra NERFINISHED
Demokos NERFINISHED
Hector NERFINISHED
Helen NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
Priam NERFINISHED
Ulysses NERFINISHED
hasSetting Trojan War (mythological context) NERFINISHED
Troy NERFINISHED
hasSubject Trojan War NERFINISHED
diplomacy
militarism
pacifism
languageOfWork French
literaryPeriod 20th century
movement interwar French theatre
narrativeFocus events preceding the Trojan War rather than the war itself
notableFor ironic treatment of heroic ideals
reimagining classical myth with modern political concerns
originalLanguage French
originalTitle La guerre de Troie n’aura pas lieu NERFINISHED
partOf 20th-century French drama
periodOfCreation interwar period
publicationYear 1935
style philosophical reflection
witty dialogue
theme futility of war
inevitability of conflict
responsibility of intellectuals in politics
tension between peace and honor
titleInEnglish Tiger at the Gates NERFINISHED

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Jean Giraudoux notableWork Tiger at the Gates