“The Neo-Classical Urn”
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“The Neo-Classical Urn” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 collection Life Studies, reflecting his shift toward a more personal, confessional style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Neo-Classical Urn | 1 |
| “The Neo-Classical Urn” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942150 — 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 Neo-Classical Urn” Context triple: [Life Studies, hasPart, “The Neo-Classical Urn”]
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A.
a Grecian urn
A Grecian urn is an ancient Greek ceramic vessel, often elaborately decorated with mythological or everyday scenes, that has come to symbolize classical beauty, permanence, and artistic idealization.
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B.
Tenth Muse
The "Tenth Muse" is an honorific epithet celebrating Sappho as an almost divine poet whose genius was deemed worthy of joining the nine classical Muses of Greek mythology.
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C.
The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a play by Alan Bennett that imaginatively stages a fictional meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, exploring themes of creativity, aging, and the nature of artistic collaboration.
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D.
"The Plaque"
"The Plaque" is a notable track from the 1993 film score of Rudy, likely contributing to the movie’s inspirational and emotional atmosphere.
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E.
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs is a famous essay by philosopher Donald Davidson that challenges traditional views of language by arguing that meaning and communication rely on flexible, context-dependent interpretation rather than fixed linguistic conventions.
- 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 Neo-Classical Urn” Target entity description: “The Neo-Classical Urn” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 collection Life Studies, reflecting his shift toward a more personal, confessional style.
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A.
a Grecian urn
A Grecian urn is an ancient Greek ceramic vessel, often elaborately decorated with mythological or everyday scenes, that has come to symbolize classical beauty, permanence, and artistic idealization.
-
B.
Tenth Muse
The "Tenth Muse" is an honorific epithet celebrating Sappho as an almost divine poet whose genius was deemed worthy of joining the nine classical Muses of Greek mythology.
-
C.
The Habit of Art
The Habit of Art is a play by Alan Bennett that imaginatively stages a fictional meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, exploring themes of creativity, aging, and the nature of artistic collaboration.
-
D.
"The Plaque"
"The Plaque" is a notable track from the 1993 film score of Rudy, likely contributing to the movie’s inspirational and emotional atmosphere.
-
E.
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs is a famous essay by philosopher Donald Davidson that challenges traditional views of language by arguing that meaning and communication rely on flexible, context-dependent interpretation rather than fixed linguistic conventions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | mid-20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| author | Robert Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionSection | Life Studies (poems section, not prose family history section) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Robert Lowell’s reputation as a confessional poet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublishedIn | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art and classical tradition
ⓘ
confessional self-examination ⓘ family and memory ⓘ personal experience ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| includedIn | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfNotableWork | Life Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Confessional poetry ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookPublication | Farrar, Straus and Cudahy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reflectsAuthorStyleShift | yes ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Man and Wife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memories of West Street and Lepke NERFINISHED ⓘ Skunk Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| subjectOfStudy |
confessional poetry scholarship
ⓘ
modern American poetry criticism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The Neo-Classical Urn” Description of subject: “The Neo-Classical Urn” is a poem by Robert Lowell included in his influential 1959 collection Life Studies, reflecting his shift toward a more personal, confessional style.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Neo-Classical Urn