Overthrow of Stage-Playes
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Overthrow of Stage-Playes is a late 16th-century Puritan polemical treatise by John Rainolds that denounces the moral and religious dangers of theatrical performances.
All labels observed (1)
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| Overthrow of Stage-Playes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Overthrow of Stage-Playes Context triple: [John Rainolds, notableWork, Overthrow of Stage-Playes]
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A.
Theatre Is Evil
Theatre Is Evil is a crowdfunded 2012 studio album by singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and her band The Grand Theft Orchestra, known for its theatrical rock sound and ambitious fan-supported release.
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B.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
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C.
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre is an autobiographical work by renowned theatre director Tyrone Guthrie, reflecting on his career, artistic philosophy, and experiences in stage production.
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D.
Theatre of the World
Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Overthrow of Stage-Playes Target entity description: Overthrow of Stage-Playes is a late 16th-century Puritan polemical treatise by John Rainolds that denounces the moral and religious dangers of theatrical performances.
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A.
Theatre Is Evil
Theatre Is Evil is a crowdfunded 2012 studio album by singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and her band The Grand Theft Orchestra, known for its theatrical rock sound and ambitious fan-supported release.
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B.
Period of Adjustment (play)
Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
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C.
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre is an autobiographical work by renowned theatre director Tyrone Guthrie, reflecting on his career, artistic philosophy, and experiences in stage production.
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D.
Theatre of the World
Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
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E.
Travesties
Travesties is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard that comically intertwines historical figures and literary styles to explore art, politics, and memory in Zurich during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan treatise
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anti-theatrical tract ⓘ polemical treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to argue that stage plays corrupt morals
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to argue that stage plays endanger religion ⓘ to warn Christians against attending plays ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | John Rainolds ⓘ |
| author | John Rainolds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
professional actors
ⓘ
public theatre ⓘ spectator amusement ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
literary history
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religious ethics ⓘ theatre history ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
moral polemic
ⓘ
religious polemic ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
English Renaissance theatre ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
|
| intendedAudience |
English Protestants
ⓘ
linked to:
Nonconformist Protestants
Puritan readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English anti-theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
morality
ⓘ
religion ⓘ stage plays ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| movement | Puritanism ⓘ |
| positionOnTheatre |
denounces stage plays as morally dangerous
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denounces stage plays as religiously dangerous ⓘ opposes theatrical performances ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Protestant
ⓘ
Puritan ⓘ
linked to:
Puritanism
Reformed ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinist Protestantism
ⓘ
linked to:
Calvinism
|
| theologicalTheme |
idolatry
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sin ⓘ worldliness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern England ⓘ |
| workTitle | Overthrow of Stage-Playes ⓘ |
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