Life of William Shakespeare
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Life of William Shakespeare is a comprehensive biographical study of William Shakespeare written by the English literary scholar Sir Sidney Lee.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of William Shakespeare canonical | 4 |
| A Life of Shakespeare | 2 |
| A Life of William Shakespeare | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of William Shakespeare Context triple: [Sir Sidney Lee, notableWork, Life of William Shakespeare]
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A.
works of William Shakespeare
The works of William Shakespeare are a foundational body of English literature whose plays and poems profoundly shaped the development of drama, poetry, and the English language.
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B.
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations is an annual festival in Stratford-upon-Avon honoring William Shakespeare’s life and works with parades, performances, and cultural events.
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C.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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D.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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E.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature.
- 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: Life of William Shakespeare Target entity description: Life of William Shakespeare is a comprehensive biographical study of William Shakespeare written by the English literary scholar Sir Sidney Lee.
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A.
works of William Shakespeare
The works of William Shakespeare are a foundational body of English literature whose plays and poems profoundly shaped the development of drama, poetry, and the English language.
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B.
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations
Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations is an annual festival in Stratford-upon-Avon honoring William Shakespeare’s life and works with parades, performances, and cultural events.
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C.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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D.
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of playwright William Shakespeare, whose early death at age 11 is often thought to have influenced his father's later works.
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E.
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and world literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical book
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| author | Sidney Lee ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | literary scholar ⓘ |
| authorTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| basedOn |
archival research
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contemporary records of Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as authoritative in its time ⓘ |
| describedAs |
comprehensive biographical study of William Shakespeare
ⓘ
standard reference work on Shakespeare in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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literary scholarship ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedField |
English literary biography
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Shakespeare studies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Shakespeare's works
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chronological account of Shakespeare's life ⓘ discussion of historical context ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shakespearean biographical studies ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Shakespeare's career in London theatre
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Shakespeare's family background ⓘ Shakespeare's plays ⓘ works of William Shakespeare ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare's poems
historical records of Shakespeare's life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | PR2894 ⓘ |
| mainSubject | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | being an early comprehensive scholarly biography of Shakespeare ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| publisher | Smith, Elder & Co. ⓘ |
| setting |
Tudor England
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surface form:
Elizabethan England
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean England
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| subjectBirthPlace |
Stratford-on-Avon
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surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
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| subjectDeathPlace |
Stratford-on-Avon
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surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
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| subjectNationality | English ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
playwright
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poet ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
documentary research
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textual analysis ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
A Life of Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
A Life of Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
A Life of William Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
A Life of William Shakespeare