Marius the Epicurean
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Marius the Epicurean is an 1885 philosophical novel by Walter Pater that follows a young Roman’s spiritual and aesthetic development, embodying the principles of literary Aestheticism.
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| Marius the Epicurean canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marius the Epicurean Context triple: [Aestheticism, associatedWork, Marius the Epicurean]
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Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
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Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marius the Epicurean Target entity description: Marius the Epicurean is an 1885 philosophical novel by Walter Pater that follows a young Roman’s spiritual and aesthetic development, embodying the principles of literary Aestheticism.
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A.
Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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B.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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C.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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D.
Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English novel
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aesthetic novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Walter Pater ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Cornelius
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Flavian ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered Walter Pater’s major work of fiction ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
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Volume II ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTheme |
hedonism reinterpreted as refined sensibility
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ideal of the contemplative life ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| influenced | modernist prose stylists ⓘ |
| inLanguage | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
impressionistic description
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ornate prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marius ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed reconstruction of Antonine Rome
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embodying principles of literary Aestheticism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Epicureanism
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Stoicism ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| protagonistOrigin | Roman youth ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan and Co. ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Imaginary Portraits
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Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
The Renaissance
|
| settingPeriod | 2nd-century Rome ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between paganism and Christianity
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ethics of pleasure ⓘ role of art in life ⓘ |
| theme |
Epicurean philosophy
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aesthetic development ⓘ religious experience ⓘ self-culture ⓘ sensuous perception ⓘ spiritual development ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
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