The Great God Brown
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The Great God Brown is a 1926 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill that explores identity, masks, and the fragmentation of the self.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great God Brown canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3597066 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great God Brown Context triple: [Harold Prince, notableWork, The Great God Brown]
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A.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
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B.
Child of God
Child of God is a dark, Southern Gothic novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows the violent descent of an outcast man in rural Tennessee into extreme depravity and isolation.
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C.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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D.
Native Son
Native Son is a landmark 1940 novel by Richard Wright that powerfully explores race, class, and systemic oppression in the United States through the tragic story of a young Black man in Chicago.
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E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- 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: The Great God Brown Target entity description: The Great God Brown is a 1926 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill that explores identity, masks, and the fragmentation of the self.
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A.
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo is a 1972 satirical novel by Ishmael Reed that blends African American folklore, postmodern narrative techniques, and political commentary to critique Western culture and history.
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B.
Child of God
Child of God is a dark, Southern Gothic novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows the violent descent of an outcast man in rural Tennessee into extreme depravity and isolation.
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C.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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D.
Native Son
Native Son is a landmark 1940 novel by Richard Wright that powerfully explores race, class, and systemic oppression in the United States through the tragic story of a young Black man in Chicago.
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E.
Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressionist play
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play ⓘ |
| author |
Eugene O’Neill
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linked to:
Eugene O'Neill
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator |
Eugene O’Neill
ⓘ
linked to:
Eugene O'Neill
|
| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1926 ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
expressionist staging
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non‑realistic characterization ⓘ use of masks on stage ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| form | full‑length play ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionist drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cybel
ⓘ
Dion Anthony ⓘ Margaret ⓘ William A. Brown ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered challenging and experimental
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recognized for its ambitious psychological scope ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later experimental American theatre ⓘ |
| hasStageDevice |
non‑naturalistic scenery
ⓘ
stylized lighting ⓘ symbolic masks ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Brown
ⓘ
The Great God Brown ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract expressionism
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| mainTheme |
alienation
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duality of human nature ⓘ fragmentation of the self ⓘ identity ⓘ masks ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| movement | modernist theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of psychological identity
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innovative use of masks to represent inner and outer selves ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eugene O’Neill’s exploration of expressionist techniques
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Eugene O’Neill’s late experimental plays ⓘ |
| period | 20th‑century American drama ⓘ |
| publisher | Horace Liveright ⓘ |
| setting | a town in the United States ⓘ |
| structure | multiple acts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between public persona and private self
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spiritual crisis in modern life ⓘ |
| writer |
Eugene O’Neill
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linked to:
Eugene O'Neill
|
| yearOfWork | 1926 ⓘ |
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