Porgy (novel)
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Porgy (novel) is a 1925 work by DuBose Heyward that portrays the lives of African American residents in Charleston’s Catfish Row and later served as the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porgy | 7 |
| Porgy (novel) canonical | 2 |
| Porgy (play) | 1 |
| Porgy is a disabled beggar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2479550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Porgy (novel) Context triple: [Porgy and Bess, basedOn, Porgy (novel)]
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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is a landmark American opera by George Gershwin that blends classical music, jazz, and blues to depict African American life in Charleston’s Catfish Row.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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D.
Blues for Mister Charlie
Blues for Mister Charlie is a 1964 stage play by James Baldwin that confronts racism and injustice in the American South, loosely inspired by the murder of Emmett Till.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Porgy (novel) Target entity description: Porgy (novel) is a 1925 work by DuBose Heyward that portrays the lives of African American residents in Charleston’s Catfish Row and later served as the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess.
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A.
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is a landmark American opera by George Gershwin that blends classical music, jazz, and blues to depict African American life in Charleston’s Catfish Row.
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B.
My Boy Willie
"My Boy Willie" is a traditional military march closely associated with the Royal Tank Regiment of the British Army.
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C.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a 1984 play by August Wilson that explores African American identity, migration, and spiritual searching in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse in 1911.
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D.
Blues for Mister Charlie
Blues for Mister Charlie is a 1964 stage play by James Baldwin that confronts racism and injustice in the American South, loosely inspired by the murder of Emmett Till.
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E.
Tar Baby
"Tar Baby" is a 1981 novel by Toni Morrison that explores race, class, identity, and desire through the complex relationships between a Black fashion model and a mysterious drifter on a Caribbean island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Porgy: A Play in Four Acts
ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy (play)
Porgy and Bess ⓘ |
| author | DuBose Heyward ⓘ |
| authorCollaboration | DuBose Heyward later collaborated with Dorothy Heyward on the play adaptation ⓘ |
| basisOf |
Porgy: A Play in Four Acts
ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy (1927 play)
Porgy and Bess ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy and Bess (opera)
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| copyrightStatus | in copyright (in many jurisdictions) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts | African American life in the early 20th century American South ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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surface form:
African-American literature
novel ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType |
opera
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stage play ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American musical theatre
ⓘ
American opera ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
Porgy (novel)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Porgy is a disabled beggar
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| hasSettingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community life
ⓘ
disability ⓘ love ⓘ poverty ⓘ race relations ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Porgy (novel)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Porgy
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| influenced |
Porgy and Bess
ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy and Bess (1935 opera)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bess
ⓘ
Crown ⓘ Porgy (novel) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Porgy
Sportin’ Life ⓘ
surface form:
Sportin' Life
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| notableFor |
being the source material for Porgy and Bess
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portrayal of Gullah culture ⓘ |
| originalMedium | book ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| portrays | life in Charleston’s Catfish Row ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | George H. Doran Company ⓘ |
| setIn |
Catfish Row
ⓘ
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
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| timeOfSetting | post-World War I era ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
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