A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes

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"A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes" is the subtitle of George Bernard Shaw’s play *Heartbreak House*, highlighting its stylistic debt to Russian drama while satirizing English society before World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subtitle
associatedPeriod pre–World War I English society
associatedWithAuthor George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
describesWorkBy George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
genreContext drama
hasCreator George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
hasSubtitle A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes NERFINISHED
indicatesNationalContext England NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
indicatesStyle Russian manner
fantasia
indicatesStylisticDebtTo Russian drama
indicatesSubjectMatter English themes
language English
literaryFunction to frame satire of English society before World War I
to highlight stylistic debt to Russian drama
medium text
partOf the full title of Heartbreak House
refersTo English themes
Russian manner
relatesToEvent World War I (prewar context) NERFINISHED
subtitleOf Heartbreak House NERFINISHED
thematicFocus interaction of Russian and English dramatic traditions
satire of English society
usedAs descriptive subtitle in published editions of Heartbreak House
usedIn theatre
workTypeQualified play subtitle

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Heartbreak House subtitle A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes