Porgy (novel)

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Porgy (novel) is a 1925 work by DuBose Heyward that portrays the lives of African American residents in Charleston’s Catfish Row and later served as the basis for the opera Porgy and Bess.

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Porgy 7
Porgy (novel) canonical 2
Porgy (play) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedAs Porgy (play)
Porgy and Bess
author DuBose Heyward
authorCollaboration DuBose Heyward later collaborated with Dorothy Heyward on the play adaptation
basisOf Porgy (1927 play)
Porgy and Bess (opera)
linked to: Porgy and Bess
copyrightStatus in copyright (in many jurisdictions)
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts African American life in the early 20th century American South
firstPublishedInFormat print
genre African-American literature
novel
social realism
hasAdaptationType opera
stage play
hasInfluenceOn American musical theatre
American opera
hasProtagonistTrait Porgy is a disabled beggar
linked to: Porgy (novel)
hasSettingPeriod early 20th century
hasTheme community life
disability
love
poverty
race relations
religion
hasTitleCharacter Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
influenced Porgy and Bess (1935 opera)
linked to: Porgy and Bess
language English
literaryMovement Harlem Renaissance
mainCharacter Bess
Crown
Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)

Sportin' Life
linked to: Sportin’ Life
notableFor being the source material for Porgy and Bess
portrayal of Gullah culture
originalMedium book
placeOfPublication New York City
portrays life in Charleston’s Catfish Row
publicationDate 1925
publisher George H. Doran Company
setIn Catfish Row
Charleston, South Carolina
timeOfSetting post-World War I era

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Porgy and Bess basedOn Porgy (novel)
Porgy and Bess basedOn Porgy (play)
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Porgy and Bess mainCharacter Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
DuBose Heyward notableWork Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
DuBose Heyward wrote Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Porgy and Bess basedOn Porgy
subject linked to: DuBose Heyward
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Porgy (novel) mainCharacter Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Porgy (novel) hasProtagonistTrait Porgy is a disabled beggar
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Porgy (novel) hasTitleCharacter Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
Catfish Row associatedWithCharacter Porgy
linked to: Porgy (novel)
I Loves You, Porgy basedOn Porgy (novel)