The Respectful Prostitute
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The Respectful Prostitute is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of racism, injustice, and moral responsibility in the American South.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Respectful Prostitute canonical | 2 |
| The Respectful Prostitute (film) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | French ⓘ |
| addresses |
abuse of political power
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racial segregation ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ violence against Black people in the United States ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
individual conscience versus social pressure
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pressure to give false testimony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | realist drama ⓘ |
| explores |
complicity of bystanders
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institutional racism in the American South ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ power and class dynamics ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political theatre ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Respectful Prostitute
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Respectful Prostitute (film)
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| hasCharacter |
Fred
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Lizzie ⓘ Martha ⓘ Senator Clarke ⓘ The Negro ⓘ |
| hasDialogueLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Respectful Prostitute self-link ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion |
responsibility of the individual in an unjust society
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whether to tell the truth despite personal risk ⓘ |
| hasStageMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-war French literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
injustice
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moral responsibility ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| mediumOfAdaptation | film ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Putain respectueuse ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Sartre's engaged literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | existentialism ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
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| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Respectful Prostitute (film)