Paradise Regained
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Paradise Regained is a 17th-century Christian epic poem by John Milton that focuses on Christ’s temptation in the wilderness as a counterpart to his earlier work, Paradise Lost.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradise Regained canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1056510 — 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: Paradise Regained Context triple: [John Milton, notableWork, Paradise Regained]
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A.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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B.
Shepherd of Hermas
Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian apocalyptic and moralistic work, composed in Rome in the 2nd century, that presents visions and parables emphasizing repentance and ethical living.
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C.
Lotus-Eaters
The Lotus-Eaters are a mythical people in Greek mythology whose intoxicating lotus fruit causes those who eat it to forget their homes and lose all desire to return.
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D.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
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E.
Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
"Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State" is a section of David Hume’s philosophical work *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* in which he critically examines arguments for divine providence and the immortality of the soul.
- 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: Paradise Regained Target entity description: Paradise Regained is a 17th-century Christian epic poem by John Milton that focuses on Christ’s temptation in the wilderness as a counterpart to his earlier work, Paradise Lost.
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A.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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B.
Shepherd of Hermas
Shepherd of Hermas is an early Christian apocalyptic and moralistic work, composed in Rome in the 2nd century, that presents visions and parables emphasizing repentance and ethical living.
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C.
Lotus-Eaters
The Lotus-Eaters are a mythical people in Greek mythology whose intoxicating lotus fruit causes those who eat it to forget their homes and lose all desire to return.
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D.
Scourging at the Pillar
Scourging at the Pillar is a Christian devotional meditation on Jesus Christ’s brutal whipping before his crucifixion, traditionally contemplated as the second Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary.
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E.
Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State
"Section XI Of a Particular Providence and of a Future State" is a section of David Hume’s philosophical work *An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding* in which he critically examines arguments for divine providence and the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian poem
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epic poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| author | John Milton ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| basedOn |
temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
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surface form:
Gospel accounts of the Temptation of Christ
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| centralConflict |
temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
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surface form:
Christ versus Satan in the wilderness
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| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublishedWith | Samson Agonistes ⓘ |
| follows | Paradise Lost ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian epic poetry
ⓘ
religious epic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | English religious poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Paradise Lost
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Bible ⓘ
surface form:
The Bible
|
| isSequelTo | Paradise Lost ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
ⓘ
extended dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | biblical epic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
the Devil ⓘ
surface form:
Satan
|
| meter | unrhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| movement | Puritan literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concise structure compared to Paradise Lost
ⓘ
focus on Christ’s temptation rather than his passion ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 4 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1671 ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Samson Agonistes ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Christian theology ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Judean Desert
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surface form:
Judean wilderness
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| subject |
New Testament
ⓘ
the Tempter ⓘ
surface form:
Temptation of Christ
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| theme |
contrast between spiritual and worldly power
ⓘ
obedience to God ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | ministry of Jesus ⓘ |
| tone |
austere
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meditative ⓘ |
| verseForm | blank verse ⓘ |
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Subject: Paradise Regained Description of subject: Paradise Regained is a 17th-century Christian epic poem by John Milton that focuses on Christ’s temptation in the wilderness as a counterpart to his earlier work, Paradise Lost.
Referenced by (5)
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subject surface form:
John Milton
subject surface form:
John Milton