Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
play
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:Greek_tragedy
|
| gptkbp:audience |
gptkb:Yiddish-speaking_Jews
|
| gptkbp:basedOn |
Oedipus Rex
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Creon
Oedipus Jocasta Tiresias |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
gptkb:Jewish_culture
|
| gptkbp:explores |
cultural identity
moral dilemmas family dynamics tragedy of fate |
| gptkbp:genre |
tragedy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Yiddish Oedipus Rex
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent adaptations
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Freudian_theory
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:Yiddish_literature
|
| gptkbp:isReflectedIn |
theatre festivals
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Yiddish
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Yiddish_Theatre
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
betrayal
cultural heritage social justice historical context moral responsibility cultural assimilation suffering cultural memory loss moral ambiguity redemption self-discovery family loyalty power dynamics cultural conflict identity crisis psychological conflict existential questions destiny human condition personal sacrifice tradition vs modernity individual vs society cultural identity crisis tragedy of knowledge |
| gptkbp:performedBy |
gptkb:New_York
Yiddish_actors |
| gptkbp:premieredOn |
1934
|
| gptkbp:setting |
Jewish_community
|
| gptkbp:style |
modern adaptation
|
| gptkbp:theme |
identity
fate |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:Hebrew
English |
| gptkbp:wrote |
Sholem Asch
|