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.

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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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Lady Gregory notableWork Spreading the News