The Glass Menagerie

play by Tennessee Williams
VisualArtwork literary_work Q678832
The Glass Menagerie
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The Glass Menagerie

Summary

The Glass Menagerie is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,515 views/month, #200 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Glass Menagerie authored Tennessee Williams[3].
  • The Glass Menagerie received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award[4].
  • The Glass Menagerie's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Glass Menagerie was published by Random House[6].
  • The Glass Menagerie's genre is Memory play[7].
  • The Glass Menagerie's Commons category is recorded as The Glass Menagerie[8].
  • The Glass Menagerie's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Glass Menagerie's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • 1944 marks the founding of The Glass Menagerie[11].
  • The Glass Menagerie's characters is recorded as Amanda Wingfield[12].
  • The Glass Menagerie's characters is recorded as Tom Wingfield[13].
  • The Glass Menagerie's characters is recorded as Laura Wingfield[14].
  • The Glass Menagerie's characters is recorded as Jim O'Connor[15].
  • The Glass Menagerie's narrative location is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Glass Menagerie's date of first performance is recorded as 1944[17].
  • The Glass Menagerie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Glass Menagerie'}[18].
  • The Glass Menagerie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Γυάλινος Κόσμος'}[19].
  • The Glass Menagerie's location of first performance is recorded as Chicago[20].
  • The Glass Menagerie's form of creative work is recorded as play[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Glass Menagerie authored Tennessee Williams[3]. It was published by Random House[6].

Publication

The Glass Menagerie's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is Memory play[7].

Reception

The Glass Menagerie received the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award[4].

Why It Matters

The Glass Menagerie ranks in the top 0.7% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,515 views/month, #200 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did The Glass Menagerie receive?

Honors received include New York Drama Critics' Circle Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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