memory play

C27748
concept

A memory play is a dramatic work in which events are presented through a character’s recollections, often using non-linear structure and heightened, subjective reality to explore the past.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
flashback technique 1
memory play canonical 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: memory play
Generated description
A memory play is a dramatic work in which events are presented through a character’s recollections, often using non-linear structure and heightened, subjective reality to explore the past.

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
surface form: The Glass Menagerie
includes flashback sections called "The Time Machine"
surface form: The Time Machine (narrative device in The Naked and the Dead)
flashback technique