Dogsborough
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Dogsborough is a character in Bertolt Brecht's satirical play "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," representing a corruptible political figure entangled in the play’s allegory of the rise of fascism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ |
| allegoricalReference | Paul von Hindenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rise of fascism ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Arturo Ui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
to critique bourgeois respectability
ⓘ
to show how established elites enable fascism ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn | satirical play ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | wordplay suggesting "dog" and "borough" (town authority) ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Arturo Ui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
economic interests
ⓘ
political pressure ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterPortrayedAs | compromised collaborator ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
corruptible
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initially respectable ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | allegorical representation of a conservative politician ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partOf | allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
elderly statesman
ⓘ
respected public figure ⓘ |
| roleInWork | corruptible political figure ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Chicago (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
complicity
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corruption ⓘ moral decline ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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