Homecoming
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"Homecoming" is the first play in Eugene O’Neill’s trilogy *Mourning Becomes Electra*, a modern retelling of the Oresteia set in post–Civil War New England.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Aeschylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticStructure | part of a trilogy structure ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Haunted
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hunted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Oresteia-inspired trilogy ⓘ |
| isModernRetellingOf | Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Christine Mannon
NERFINISHED
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Ezra Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lavinia Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ Orin Mannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | introduces the Mannon family and their internal tensions ⓘ |
| partOf | Mourning Becomes Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | first play in the trilogy Mourning Becomes Electra ⓘ |
| settingPlace | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | post–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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family conflict ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.