Douglas Dunn
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Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Dunn canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Douglas Dunn Context triple: [University of St Andrews, hasNotableAlumnus, Douglas Dunn]
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Edward Bishop
Edward Bishop was a 17th-century New England resident known primarily as the husband of Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witch trials.
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Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes was a prominent 20th-century English poet and children's writer, known for his powerful, nature-infused verse and for serving as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1984 until his death.
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Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright, and Nobel laureate renowned for his lyrical explorations of rural life, history, and identity.
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D.
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a renowned 20th-century Welsh poet and writer celebrated for his lyrical language and works such as "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "Under Milk Wood."
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E.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Douglas Dunn Target entity description: Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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A.
Edward Bishop
Edward Bishop was a 17th-century New England resident known primarily as the husband of Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witch trials.
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B.
Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes was a prominent 20th-century English poet and children's writer, known for his powerful, nature-infused verse and for serving as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1984 until his death.
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C.
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright, and Nobel laureate renowned for his lyrical explorations of rural life, history, and identity.
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D.
Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas was a renowned 20th-century Welsh poet and writer celebrated for his lyrical language and works such as "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "Under Milk Wood."
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E.
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was a 19th-century British railway architect known for designing several major stations during the early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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editor ⓘ human ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cholmondeley Award
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Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize ⓘ Whitbread Book Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Hull ⓘ |
| employer | University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| familyName | Dunn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary British literature
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poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
elegiac poetry
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
literary editor
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poetry anthologist ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
grief
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love ⓘ urban experience ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Scottish poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Philip Larkin
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modernist poetry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary British poetry ⓘ |
| name | Douglas Dunn self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to contemporary British poetry
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reflective verse ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Elegies
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Love or Nothing ⓘ St Kilda’s Parliament ⓘ Terry Street ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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editor ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the St Andrews Scottish Studies Institute
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Professor of English ⓘ |
| workLocation |
England
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Scotland ⓘ |
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Subject: Douglas Dunn Description of subject: Douglas Dunn is a Scottish poet, editor, and academic known for his reflective verse and significant contributions to contemporary British poetry.
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