Men in Dark Times
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Men in Dark Times is a collection of biographical essays by political theorist Hannah Arendt, examining the lives and moral courage of individuals who resisted tyranny and darkness in the 20th century.
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| Men in Dark Times canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Men in Dark Times Context triple: [On Revolution, followedBy, Men in Dark Times]
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A.
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he presents a series of brief, polemical reflections critiquing contemporary culture, morality, and philosophy.
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Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
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Destiny of a Man
Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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D.
The Dark Past
The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller in which Nina Foch plays a key role in a tense story about a criminal and a psychiatrist confronting buried trauma.
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E.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land is a 1975 play by Harold Pinter that blends memory, ambiguity, and dark humor in a tense encounter between two aging writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Men in Dark Times Target entity description: Men in Dark Times is a collection of biographical essays by political theorist Hannah Arendt, examining the lives and moral courage of individuals who resisted tyranny and darkness in the 20th century.
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A.
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man
Skirmishes of an Untimely Man is a section of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work *Twilight of the Idols* in which he presents a series of brief, polemical reflections critiquing contemporary culture, morality, and philosophy.
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B.
Men of Our Times
Men of Our Times is a biographical work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that profiles prominent 19th-century figures and their moral and social influence.
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C.
Destiny of a Man
Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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D.
The Dark Past
The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller in which Nina Foch plays a key role in a tense story about a criminal and a psychiatrist confronting buried trauma.
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E.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land is a 1975 play by Harold Pinter that blends memory, ambiguity, and dark humor in a tense encounter between two aging writers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Hannah Arendt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as an important work in Arendt's oeuvre ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
public life of individuals
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relationship between personal integrity and politics ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical essays
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
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essay on Bertolt Brecht ⓘ essay on Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ essay on Hermann Broch ⓘ essay on Isak Dinesen ⓘ essay on Karl Jaspers ⓘ essay on Pope John XXIII ⓘ essay on Randall Jarrell ⓘ essay on Rosa Luxemburg ⓘ essay on Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
European intellectuals
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political dissidents ⓘ writers and thinkers under dictatorship ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Holocaust and totalitarianism studies
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biographical writing ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in 20th-century intellectual history
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readers of political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dark times in the 20th century
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moral courage ⓘ political responsibility ⓘ resistance to tyranny ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
courage to appear in public
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light of the public realm ⓘ |
| periodDiscussed | 20th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | Arendtian political theory ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Eichmann in Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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The Human Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ The Origins of Totalitarianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of separate biographical essays ⓘ |
| subject |
figures living under totalitarian or authoritarian regimes
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individuals who resisted political oppression ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | metaphor of "dark times" for periods of political crisis ⓘ |
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