Arena (book)
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"Arena" is a 1940 memoir by American theater director and educator Hallie Flanagan, chronicling her leadership of the Federal Theatre Project during the New Deal era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arena (book) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Arena (book) Context triple: [Hallie Flanagan, notableWork, Arena (book)]
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A.
Arena
Arena is a surname most prominently associated with Bruce Arena, a highly successful American soccer coach and former manager of the United States men's national team.
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B.
The Arena
The Arena was a historic indoor sports and entertainment venue in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues before its demolition in 1999.
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C.
Arenas
Arenas is a Spanish-origin surname most notably associated with former NBA All-Star basketball player Gilbert Arenas.
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D.
Arena 2000
Arena 2000 is a modern multi-purpose indoor ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl, Russia, best known as the home venue of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club.
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E.
The Palestra
The Palestra is a historic college basketball arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the most storied and frequently used venues in the sport.
- 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)
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Target entity: Arena (book) Target entity description: "Arena" is a 1940 memoir by American theater director and educator Hallie Flanagan, chronicling her leadership of the Federal Theatre Project during the New Deal era.
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A.
Arena
Arena is a surname most prominently associated with Bruce Arena, a highly successful American soccer coach and former manager of the United States men's national team.
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B.
The Arena
The Arena was a historic indoor sports and entertainment venue in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues before its demolition in 1999.
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C.
Arenas
Arenas is a Spanish-origin surname most notably associated with former NBA All-Star basketball player Gilbert Arenas.
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D.
Arena 2000
Arena 2000 is a modern multi-purpose indoor ice hockey arena in Yaroslavl, Russia, best known as the home venue of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club.
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E.
The Palestra
The Palestra is a historic college basketball arena on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the most storied and frequently used venues in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Hallie Flanagan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes | leadership of the Federal Theatre Project ⓘ |
| documents |
closure of the Federal Theatre Project
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operations of the Federal Theatre Project ⓘ political controversies surrounding the Federal Theatre Project ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
arts policy in the United States
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cultural programs of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ government-sponsored theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
New Deal cultural experimentation
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linked to:
Public Works of Art Project
censorship and politics in theatre ⓘ publicly funded art ⓘ relationship between art and government ⓘ social role of theatre ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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linked to:
Roosevelt administration
Great Depression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American theatre
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Federal Theatre Project ⓘ New Deal ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed | Hallie Flanagan ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| setting | United States theatre scene in the 1930s ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationOfAuthor |
administrator of the Federal Theatre Project
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educator ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
New Deal era
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linked to:
New Deal
|
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