Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia is a philosophical novel by Samuel Johnson that explores the nature of happiness and the human condition through the travels and reflections of an Ethiopian prince.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rasselas | 3 |
| Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia canonical | 2 |
| The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2525237 — 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: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Context triple: [Samuel Johnson, notableWork, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia]
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A.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
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B.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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C.
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas is a fertile, densely populated mountain range in northern Algeria and Tunisia that forms part of the larger Atlas Mountains along the Mediterranean coast.
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D.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift that uses fantastical voyages to critique human nature, politics, and society in early 18th-century Britain.
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E.
Micromégas
Micromégas is a satirical philosophical novella by Voltaire that uses the travels of extraterrestrial beings to critique human nature, religion, and pretensions to knowledge.
- 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: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Target entity description: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia is a philosophical novel by Samuel Johnson that explores the nature of happiness and the human condition through the travels and reflections of an Ethiopian prince.
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A.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
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B.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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C.
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas is a fertile, densely populated mountain range in northern Algeria and Tunisia that forms part of the larger Atlas Mountains along the Mediterranean coast.
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D.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels is a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift that uses fantastical voyages to critique human nature, politics, and society in early 18th-century Britain.
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E.
Micromégas
Micromégas is a satirical philosophical novella by Voltaire that uses the travels of extraterrestrial beings to critique human nature, religion, and pretensions to knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
human condition
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limitations of human life ⓘ search for happiness ⓘ vanity of human wishes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
disappointment in worldly pursuits
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ideal life ⓘ limits of human reason ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| form | short novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
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surface form:
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
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| hasCharacterType |
contemplative prince
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philosopher-guide ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | didactic exploration of virtue and contentment ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
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Rasselas
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| influencedBy |
Christian moral philosophy
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classical moralists ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
didactic literature
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philosophical fiction ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan age ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Imlac
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Pekuah ⓘ Princess Nekayah ⓘ Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Rasselas
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| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dialogue-driven philosophical reflection
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use of Eastern setting to explore universal themes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| period | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
free will and choice
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nature of happiness ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ transience of worldly pleasures ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1759 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The Vanity of Human Wishes ⓘ |
| setting |
Ethiopia
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surface form:
Abyssinia
Egypt ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | mid-18th century ⓘ |
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