Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
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| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
film
ballet opera |
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival
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| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Jim_O'Connor
The Daughter The Mother The Father The Son The Gentleman Caller |
| gptkbp:depicts |
the role of women in society
the search for love the struggle for independence the impact of war on families the conflict between reality and illusion |
| gptkbp:explores |
disability
social class family dynamics mental illness the_American_Dream |
| gptkbp:genre |
memory play
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Glass Menagerie
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
modern theater
film adaptations of plays Tennessee_Williams'_later_works |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Southern_Gothic_literature
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
Williams'_own_family
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Tom_Wingfield
gptkb:Amanda_Wingfield gptkb:Laura_Wingfield |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
non-linear
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
2017 Broadway revival
2013 Broadway revival 2014 West End revival 1987 film adaptation 2005 television adaptation |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion."
"The glass menagerie is a symbol of fragility." |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:The_Goodman_Theatre
gptkb:Broadway gptkb:The_Royal_National_Theatre gptkb:The_American_Conservatory_Theater |
| gptkbp:premieredOn |
1944
|
| gptkbp:setIn |
gptkb:St._Louis
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:The_Great_Depression
|
| gptkbp:theme |
the struggle for identity
the fragility of dreams the impact of memory |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
|
| gptkbp:uses |
symbolism
foreshadowing |
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:Tennessee_Williams
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