anthology
C3309
concept
An anthology is a curated collection of selected works—such as stories, poems, essays, or songs—typically grouped by a common theme, author, period, or genre.
All labels observed (91)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| compilation album | 489 |
| anthology film | 68 |
| collection of essays | 60 |
| anthology canonical | 55 |
| edited volume | 33 |
| poetry anthology | 25 |
| short story cycle | 17 |
| novella collection | 16 |
| literary anthology | 14 |
| lyric poetry collection | 14 |
| science fiction anthology | 13 |
| short story anthology | 13 |
| prose collection | 12 |
| collected edition | 10 |
| literary collection | 10 |
| anthology comic | 8 |
| anthology series | 8 |
| diary collection | 8 |
| thematic catalog | 7 |
| music anthology | 6 |
| waka poetry anthology | 6 |
| Japanese poetry anthology | 4 |
| edited collection | 4 |
| Afrikaans poetry collection | 3 |
| classical Tamil anthology | 3 |
| comics anthology | 3 |
| moral anthology | 3 |
| omnibus edition | 3 |
| prose poem collection | 3 |
| theatrical work collection | 3 |
| collection of prose | 2 |
| comic anthology | 2 |
| critical anthology | 2 |
| curated volume | 2 |
| literary anthology series | 2 |
| literary essay collection | 2 |
| novel collection | 2 |
| short fiction anthology series | 2 |
| symbolist poetry collection | 2 |
| text collection | 2 |
| waka poetry collection | 2 |
| Chinese prose collection | 1 |
| Italian poetry collection | 1 |
| Japanese essay collection | 1 |
| Marathi essay collection | 1 |
| Sangam anthology | 1 |
| akam anthology | 1 |
| alchemical anthology | 1 |
| annual anthology | 1 |
| anthem collection | 1 |
| anthology of poetry | 1 |
| book of essays | 1 |
| collected volume | 1 |
| collection of fragments | 1 |
| collection of prose poems | 1 |
| comic book anthology | 1 |
| comics anthology magazine | 1 |
| companion volume | 1 |
| crime fiction anthology | 1 |
| dragon-themed anthology | 1 |
| dramatic work collection | 1 |
| dramatic works collection | 1 |
| essay anthology | 1 |
| essay collection series | 1 |
| fantasy anthology | 1 |
| fantasy fiction anthology | 1 |
| fiction anthology | 1 |
| framed anthology | 1 |
| graphic novel anthology | 1 |
| humor anthology | 1 |
| illustration anthology | 1 |
| imperial poetry anthology | 1 |
| koan anthology | 1 |
| memoir-style anthology | 1 |
| metamorphosis narrative collection | 1 |
| oral literature collection | 1 |
| philosophical anthology | 1 |
| political anthology | 1 |
| political writing anthology | 1 |
| primary source anthology | 1 |
| prose compilation | 1 |
| prose epitome collection | 1 |
| short fiction anthology | 1 |
| short story anthology series | 1 |
| song anthology | 1 |
| suspense anthology magazine | 1 |
| theatrical monologue collection | 1 |
| thematic collection | 1 |
| themed collection | 1 |
| সংকলিত রচনা | 1 |
| সাহিত্য সংকলন | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: anthology
Generated description
An anthology is a curated collection of selected works—such as stories, poems, essays, or songs—typically grouped by a common theme, author, period, or genre.
Instances (967)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hits (Joni Mitchell album) | compilation album |
| So Far | compilation album |
| Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses nuevos nunca representados | theatrical work collection |
| The Beatles 1962–1966 | compilation album |
|
The Beatles 1 compilation album
surface form:
The Beatles 1
|
compilation album |
|
Past Masters compilation album
surface form:
Past Masters
|
compilation album |
| Hits | compilation album |
| The Undecidable | — |
| Sonnets and Canzonets | lyric poetry collection |
| #1's | compilation album |
| The George Benson Collection | compilation album |
|
Barbara Smith
surface form:
Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology
|
— |
| Loyalists and Loners | collection of essays |
| ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits | compilation album |
| Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | compilation album |
| untitled unmastered. | compilation album |
| Black Panther: The Album | compilation album |
| Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits | compilation album |
| Book of Songs | poetry anthology |
| Separate Ways | compilation album |
| The Lenny Bruce Originals | compilation album |
| The Genius Sings the Blues | compilation album |
| Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris | compilation album |
| Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems | compilation album |
|
album The Dock of the Bay
surface form:
The Dock of the Bay
|
compilation album |
|
Overwatch: Anthology (comics)
surface form:
Overwatch: Anthology
|
comic book anthology |
| Greatest Hits of Ricky Nelson | compilation album |
| Four Negro Poets | poetry anthology |
| BWV2 (second edition) | thematic catalog |
| Blue Cliff Record | koan anthology |
| Pindar's odes | lyric poetry collection |
| The Book of American Negro Poetry | poetry anthology |
| Mr Mulliner stories | short story cycle |
|
Jim Handley
surface form:
Fantasia
|
anthology film |
| The Beach: Motion Picture Soundtrack | compilation album |
|
The Linguistic Turn (book by Richard Rorty)
surface form:
The Linguistic Turn
|
— |
| Essays and speeches on race and civil rights | collection of essays |
| Bibliotheca Anatomica | edited volume |
| Masterpiece Theatre | anthology series |
| Canti | lyric poetry collection |
| Greatest Hits (Simon & Garfunkel album) | compilation album |
| Safe Haven (film) soundtrack | compilation album |
| Other Men’s Flowers | poetry anthology |
|
Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw (compilation)
surface form:
Finest Hour: The Best of Gavin DeGraw
|
compilation album |
|
The Chain
surface form:
The Human Condition
|
anthology film |
| Des Imagistes | poetry anthology |
| 2000 AD | comic anthology |
|
Solo (segment in “The Turning”)
surface form:
The Turning (2013 film)
|
anthology film |
| The Best of The Three Tenors | compilation album |
| Notturno | prose poem collection |