Oxford Literary Festival
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The Oxford Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books and ideas that brings together leading authors, thinkers, and readers for talks, debates, and literary events across historic venues in Oxford, England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oxford Literary Festival canonical | 2 |
| Oxford Literary Festival of the Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T886320 — 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: Oxford Literary Festival Context triple: [Oxford, hasEvent, Oxford Literary Festival]
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A.
Bath Literature Festival
Bath Literature Festival is an annual literary event in the historic city of Bath that features author talks, readings, and discussions celebrating contemporary writing and ideas.
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B.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
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C.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
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D.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
- 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: Oxford Literary Festival Target entity description: The Oxford Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books and ideas that brings together leading authors, thinkers, and readers for talks, debates, and literary events across historic venues in Oxford, England.
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A.
Bath Literature Festival
Bath Literature Festival is an annual literary event in the historic city of Bath that features author talks, readings, and discussions celebrating contemporary writing and ideas.
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B.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
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C.
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a world-renowned annual performing arts festival in Scotland featuring top-tier theatre, music, opera, and dance from around the globe.
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D.
Bath Festival
Bath Festival is a long-running arts and music festival in the city of Bath, England, featuring a diverse program of concerts, performances, and cultural events.
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E.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
literary festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oxford Literary Festival
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Oxford Literary Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford Literary Festival of the Book
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| city | Oxford ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classic literature
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contemporary writing ⓘ intellectual debate ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
author talks
ⓘ
book signings ⓘ children’s events ⓘ debates ⓘ literary walks ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
academics
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general public ⓘ readers ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
in-person events
ⓘ
interviews ⓘ public lectures ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
celebration of books and ideas
ⓘ
promotion of reading ⓘ public engagement with literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
books
ⓘ
current affairs ⓘ history ⓘ ideas ⓘ literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ philosophy ⓘ science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxford ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Oxford colleges
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surface form:
University of Oxford colleges
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| organisedInCollaborationWith | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| region | Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| ticketed | yes ⓘ |
| typicalFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | spring ⓘ |
| usesVenue |
Bodleian Library
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surface form:
Bodleian Libraries
Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Sheldonian Theatre
various historic venues in Oxford ⓘ |
| website | https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oxford Literary Festival Description of subject: The Oxford Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books and ideas that brings together leading authors, thinkers, and readers for talks, debates, and literary events across historic venues in Oxford, England.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Oxford Literary Festival of the Book