The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a narrative poem by Oscar Wilde that reflects on the brutality and injustice of the Victorian prison system, inspired by his own incarceration in Reading Gaol.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ballad of Reading Gaol canonical | 5 |
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Target entity: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Context triple: [Oscar Wilde, notableWork, The Ballad of Reading Gaol]
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Écrits de prison
Écrits de prison is a posthumously published collection of writings by French politician Jean Zay, composed during his imprisonment under the Vichy regime and valued for its literary quality and historical testimony.
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Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
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Prisoners from the Front
Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
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Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
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In the Penal Colony
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Ballad of Reading Gaol Target entity description: The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a narrative poem by Oscar Wilde that reflects on the brutality and injustice of the Victorian prison system, inspired by his own incarceration in Reading Gaol.
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A.
Écrits de prison
Écrits de prison is a posthumously published collection of writings by French politician Jean Zay, composed during his imprisonment under the Vichy regime and valued for its literary quality and historical testimony.
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B.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock is a 1947 British film noir crime drama, based on Graham Greene’s novel, in which Richard Attenborough gives a defining performance as the ruthless young gangster Pinkie Brown.
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C.
Prisoners from the Front
Prisoners from the Front is an 1866 Civil War painting by American artist Winslow Homer that depicts a Union officer confronting captured Confederate soldiers, noted for its psychological tension and realism.
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D.
Strange Meeting
"Strange Meeting" is a renowned anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen that depicts a surreal encounter between two dead soldiers, powerfully conveying the futility and horror of war.
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E.
In the Penal Colony
"In the Penal Colony" is a dark, allegorical short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of justice, bureaucracy, and cruelty through the depiction of a gruesome execution machine in a remote penal settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem
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poem ⓘ |
| addresses | conditions in Victorian prisons ⓘ |
| author | Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge ⓘ |
| C33Explanation | Oscar Wilde's cell number at Reading Gaol ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1897 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Victorian penal system
ⓘ
capital punishment in Britain ⓘ |
| famousLine |
"And all men kill the thing they love"
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"Yet each man kills the thing he loves" ⓘ |
| firstEditionAuthorCredit | "C.3.3." ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| form | ballad ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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prison literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I
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Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ Part V ⓘ Part VI ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
life in prison
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prisoners on death row ⓘ |
| initialPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Oscar Wilde's imprisonment in Reading Gaol ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstEdition | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person plural ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | late Victorian literature ⓘ |
| placeOfInspiration | Reading Gaol ⓘ |
| publisher | Leonard Smithers ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ballad stanza rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting | Reading Gaol ⓘ |
| subjectOfExecution | Charles Thomas Wooldridge ⓘ |
| theme |
capital punishment
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guilt and redemption ⓘ human dignity ⓘ injustice of the prison system ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| tone |
compassionate
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somber ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| writtenAfter | Oscar Wilde's release from prison ⓘ |
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