The Cherokee Night
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The Cherokee Night is a 1932 experimental play by Cherokee playwright Lynn Riggs that explores the disintegration and survival of Cherokee identity in modern America through a series of loosely connected scenes.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental play
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play → theatrical work → |
| author |
Lynn Riggs
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| authorEthnicity |
Cherokee
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| culturalContext |
Native American literature
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| ethnicFocus |
Cherokee people
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| explores |
disintegration of Cherokee identity
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survival of Cherokee identity → |
| genre |
drama
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experimental theatre → |
| hasCreator |
Lynn Riggs
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| hasEthnicBackgroundOfAuthor |
Cherokee
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| hasTitle |
The Cherokee Night
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| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
play
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| literaryMovement |
modernist theatre
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| medium |
stage
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| notableFor |
early representation of Native American experience in American theatre
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experimental dramatic structure → |
| originalForm |
stage play
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| partOf |
American theatre
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| period |
20th-century American drama
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| playwright |
Lynn Riggs
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| publicationYear |
1932
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| setting |
modern America
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| structure |
series of loosely connected scenes
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| subject |
Cherokee identity
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Native American identity → cultural disintegration → cultural survival → |
| yearOfWork |
1932
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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The Cherokee Night
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hasTitle |
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Lynn Riggs
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notableWork |
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Lynn Riggs
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wrote |