The Yorkshire Tragedy
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The Yorkshire Tragedy is a short, early 17th-century English domestic tragedy often associated with the Shakespearean canon and based on a real-life murder case.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domestic tragedy
ⓘ
early modern English play ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shakespearean canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life murder case ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstPerformance | early 17th century ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic tragedy
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasBeenAttributedTo |
George Wilkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
breakdown of family order
ⓘ
consequences of gambling and debt ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 1600s English theatre ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Shakespeare Apocrypha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| setting | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic crime
ⓘ
familicide ⓘ marital violence ⓘ |
| tone |
grim
ⓘ
sensational ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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