An American Tragedy
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An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An American Tragedy canonical | 5 |
| An American Tragedy (1931 film) | 1 |
| An American Tragedy (2005 opera) | 1 |
| An American Tragedy (as editor, Scribner's involvement) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: An American Tragedy Context triple: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, An American Tragedy]
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A.
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti is a series of social realist paintings by Ben Shahn that powerfully depicts the controversial trial and execution of Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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B.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy drama film, based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, about a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to defend him.
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C.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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E.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An American Tragedy Target entity description: An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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A.
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti is a series of social realist paintings by Ben Shahn that powerfully depicts the controversial trial and execution of Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
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B.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy drama film, based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, about a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to defend him.
-
C.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American Western film noir about a lynch mob’s rush to judgment, renowned for its stark moral themes and powerful performances.
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E.
Kings Row
Kings Row is a 1942 American drama film set in a small Midwestern town, known for its dark exploration of social hypocrisy and psychological trauma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naturalist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
ⓘ
opera ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Theodore Dreiser ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gillette–Brown murder case ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
legal system
ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| filmAdaptation |
A Place in the Sun
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surface form:
A Place in the Sun (1951 film)
An American Tragedy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
An American Tragedy (1931 film)
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| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Bulwark ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
naturalism
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
American crime fiction
ⓘ
later depictions of the American Dream in literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American naturalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Clyde Griffiths ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American social values
ⓘ
detailed psychological characterization ⓘ |
| operaAdaptation |
An American Tragedy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
An American Tragedy (2005 opera)
|
| placeInLiteraryCanon | landmark of American naturalism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jennie Gerhardt ⓘ |
| protagonistBackground | poor religious family ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | Boni & Liveright ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Kansas City metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansas City
Lycurgus, New York (fictional town) ⓘ |
| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
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capitalism ⓘ class ⓘ crime and punishment ⓘ determinism ⓘ moral downfall ⓘ religion ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
An American Tragedy (as editor, Scribner's involvement)
this entity surface form:
An American Tragedy (1931 film)
this entity surface form:
An American Tragedy (2005 opera)