Spreading the News
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Spreading the News is a one-act comedic play by Irish dramatist Lady Gregory that satirizes rural gossip and misunderstanding in an Irish village.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | one-act play ⓘ |
| author | Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| depicts | Irish rural life ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | comedy of errors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Irish Literary Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorBirthName | Isabella Augusta Persse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasAuthorPseudonym | Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | Irish villagers ⓘ |
| hasDramatist | Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | Irish ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
realist comedy
ⓘ
vernacular dialogue ⓘ |
| isSatireOf |
rural gossip
ⓘ
small-town rumor ⓘ |
| languageVariantUsed | Hiberno-English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
misunderstanding
ⓘ
rural gossip ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| movement | Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish dramatic canon ⓘ |
| setting | Irish village ⓘ |
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