Henry IV

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Henry IV is a 1922 absurdist drama by Luigi Pirandello that explores themes of identity, madness, and the blurred line between reality and illusion through the story of a man who believes himself to be the medieval Holy Roman Emperor.

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instanceOf absurdist drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Luigi Pirandello ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
criticalReputation major work of Pirandello’s theatre ⓘ
dramaticConflict clash between the protagonist’s constructed reality and others’ perception ⓘ
dramaticForm play in three acts ⓘ
dramaticTechnique ambiguous reality ⓘ
metatheatre ⓘ
play-within-a-play elements ⓘ
explores the blurred line between reality and illusion ⓘ
the instability of personal identity ⓘ
the performance of social roles ⓘ
firstPerformedInLanguage Italian ⓘ
genre absurdist theatre ⓘ
drama ⓘ
modernist drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations ⓘ
stage productions in multiple countries ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
historicalFigureReferenced Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
influenced later absurdist playwrights ⓘ
literaryPeriod interwar period ⓘ
mainCharacter the man who believes he is Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
movement 20th-century Italian theatre ⓘ
European modernism ⓘ
notableAuthorWorkOf Luigi Pirandello ⓘ
originalLanguage Italian ⓘ
originalTitle Enrico IV ⓘ
periodOfFirstPerformance early 1920s ⓘ
protagonistBelief he believes himself to be Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
publicationYear 1922 ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Right You Are (If You Think So) ⓘ
Six Characters in Search of an Author ⓘ
setting Italy ⓘ
a nobleman’s villa ⓘ
subjectMatter historical reenactment ⓘ
psychological crisis ⓘ
social perception of madness ⓘ
theme identity ⓘ
madness ⓘ
reality versus illusion ⓘ
role-playing ⓘ
self-deception ⓘ
the nature of sanity ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted Middle Ages (as reenacted at court) ⓘ
title Henry IV ⓘ
linked to: 1 Henry IV

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