Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations)
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Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) is a collection of audio and theatrical versions of Christopher Marlowe’s classic tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963324 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) Context triple: [Doctor Faustus, hasAdaptation, Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations)]
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Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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C.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
- 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: Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) Target entity description: Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) is a collection of audio and theatrical versions of Christopher Marlowe’s classic tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil.
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A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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C.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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D.
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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E.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of adaptations
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creative work ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Elizabethan play ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
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surface form:
Doctor Faustus
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| basedOnWorkBy | Christopher Marlowe ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSourceWork | England ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
radio listeners
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theatre audiences ⓘ |
| hasCharacterFrom |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
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surface form:
Doctor Faustus
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| hasForm |
radio adaptation
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stage adaptation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfSource | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| literarySourceGenre | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
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surface form:
Faustus
Méphistophélès ⓘ
surface form:
Mephistopheles
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| medium |
audio
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theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Renaissance humanism
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damnation ⓘ hubris ⓘ pact with the devil ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| subject | a scholar who sells his soul to the devil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) Description of subject: Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) is a collection of audio and theatrical versions of Christopher Marlowe’s classic tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil.
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