The English Major
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The English Major is a 2008 comic novel by Jim Harrison that follows a recently divorced former English teacher on a cross-country road trip of self-discovery across America.
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| The English Major canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15452879 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The English Major Context triple: [Jim Harrison, notableWork, The English Major]
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A.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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B.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as an eager but awkward college newcomer whose attempts to become popular lead to a series of humorous misadventures.
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C.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1990 comedy film starring Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando, known for its satirical take on mob movies and Brando’s self-parodying role.
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D.
The Social Context of Modern English Literature
The Social Context of Modern English Literature is a critical study by Malcolm Bradbury that examines how 20th-century British literature is shaped by its historical, social, and cultural environments.
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E.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
- 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 English Major Target entity description: The English Major is a 2008 comic novel by Jim Harrison that follows a recently divorced former English teacher on a cross-country road trip of self-discovery across America.
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A.
The Teaching of Literature
The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
-
B.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as an eager but awkward college newcomer whose attempts to become popular lead to a series of humorous misadventures.
-
C.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1990 comedy film starring Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando, known for its satirical take on mob movies and Brando’s self-parodying role.
-
D.
The Social Context of Modern English Literature
The Social Context of Modern English Literature is a critical study by Malcolm Bradbury that examines how 20th-century British literature is shaped by its historical, social, and cultural environments.
-
E.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.