The Lower Depths
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The Lower Depths is a seminal 1902 play by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that portrays the harsh lives and moral struggles of impoverished lodgers in a flophouse.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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stage work → |
| adaptedAs |
film
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| adaptedBy |
Akira Kurosawa
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Jean Renoir → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Na dne
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| author |
Maxim Gorky
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| coDirectorOfPremiere |
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
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| countryOfOrigin |
Russian Empire
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| depicts |
alcoholism
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crime → harsh living conditions → homelessness → |
| directorOfPremiere |
Konstantin Stanislavski
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| firstPerformanceYear |
1902
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| firstPerformedAt |
Moscow Art Theatre
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| firstPerformedIn |
Moscow
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| genre |
drama
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realist drama → social drama → |
| includedIn |
Russian theatrical canon
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| influenced |
20th-century social drama
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| movement |
Russian realism
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Russian social drama → |
| notableCharacter |
Baron
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Kostylev → Luka → Nastya → Vaska Pepel → |
| originalLanguage |
Russian
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| portrays |
Russian underclass
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impoverished lodgers → marginalized people → |
| publicationYear |
1902
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| setting |
doss house
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flophouse → |
| significance |
key work of Maxim Gorky
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seminal work of Russian theatre → |
| structure |
four acts
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| theme |
despair
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hope → human dignity → illusion versus truth → moral struggle → poverty → social injustice → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 20th century
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| titleInRussian |
На дне
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Akira Kurosawa
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Alexei Maximovich Peshkov → Maksim Gorky → |
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