The Ghost Sonata
E432079
The Ghost Sonata is a 1907 chamber play by Swedish dramatist August Strindberg that blends symbolism and expressionism in a haunting exploration of guilt, illusion, and spiritual decay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ghost Sonata canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghost Sonata Context triple: [August Strindberg, notableWork, The Ghost Sonata]
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A.
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude is a landmark experimental play by Eugene O’Neill, renowned for its use of interior monologues to explore the psychological lives and moral conflicts of its characters.
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B.
The Sea Wall
The Sea Wall is a French drama film adaptation of Marguerite Duras’s novel, notable for Astrid Bergès-Frisbey’s acclaimed performance.
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C.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
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D.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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E.
The Homecoming
The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
- 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 Ghost Sonata Target entity description: The Ghost Sonata is a 1907 chamber play by Swedish dramatist August Strindberg that blends symbolism and expressionism in a haunting exploration of guilt, illusion, and spiritual decay.
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A.
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude is a landmark experimental play by Eugene O’Neill, renowned for its use of interior monologues to explore the psychological lives and moral conflicts of its characters.
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B.
The Sea Wall
The Sea Wall is a French drama film adaptation of Marguerite Duras’s novel, notable for Astrid Bergès-Frisbey’s acclaimed performance.
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C.
The Other Mother
The Other Mother is a biographical work by Victoria Riskin that explores the life and legacy of her mother, the pioneering Hollywood screenwriter and activist Fay Kanin.
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D.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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E.
The Homecoming
The Homecoming is a darkly comic and unsettling stage play by Harold Pinter that explores power, sexuality, and family dynamics within a working-class North London household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber play
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expressionist play ⓘ play ⓘ symbolist play ⓘ |
| author | August Strindberg ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class hypocrisy
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deception ⓘ guilt ⓘ illusion ⓘ spiritual decay ⓘ the burden of the past ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle |
dream play elements
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expressionistic imagery ⓘ non‑naturalistic ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalInnovation |
chamber‑play intimacy
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compressed scenic structure ⓘ fluid transitions between reality and illusion ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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expressionism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Johannsson
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The Colonel ⓘ The Daughter ⓘ The Mummy ⓘ The Old Man ⓘ The Student ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a key work of Strindberg’s late period
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frequently studied in theatre history and literature courses ⓘ |
| hasMotive | exposure of hidden corruption ⓘ |
| hasTone |
haunting
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morbid ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th‑century avant‑garde theatre
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expressionist drama ⓘ modernist theatre ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
Max Reinhardt productions in early 20th century
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Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm 1908 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Strindberg’s chamber plays
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linked to:
Kammerspiele
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| publicationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| setting |
a city street
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a drawing room ⓘ an upper‑class apartment house ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| symbolismFeature |
decaying house as moral corruption
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milk as symbol of poisoned innocence ⓘ mummy as living death ⓘ recurring ghostly apparitions ⓘ |
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