La Male Regle
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La Male Regle is a semi-autobiographical Middle English poem by Thomas Hoccleve that humorously recounts his youthful misbehavior and financial irresponsibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Male Regle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2600646 — 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: La Male Regle Context triple: [Thomas Hoccleve, notableWork, La Male Regle]
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A.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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B.
King of the French
The King of the French was the constitutional monarchic title used during the French Revolution and July Monarchy to emphasize sovereignty derived from the French people rather than absolute rule over France as a territory.
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C.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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E.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
- 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: La Male Regle Target entity description: La Male Regle is a semi-autobiographical Middle English poem by Thomas Hoccleve that humorously recounts his youthful misbehavior and financial irresponsibility.
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A.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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B.
King of the French
The King of the French was the constitutional monarchic title used during the French Revolution and July Monarchy to emphasize sovereignty derived from the French people rather than absolute rule over France as a territory.
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C.
Madame Royale
Madame Royale is the title historically given to the eldest surviving daughter of the King of France, most notably borne by Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Mazarinettes
The Mazarinettes were the fashionable and politically influential nieces of Cardinal Mazarin who became prominent figures at the 17th-century French court.
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E.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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autobiographical poem ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illustrate moral improvement
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warn against prodigality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Privy Seal clerk milieu ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Hoccleve ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Hoccleve’s friends
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tavern companions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| describes |
Hoccleve’s youth
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consequences of debt ⓘ wasteful habits ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical poetry
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comic poetry ⓘ moral poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later autobiographical English poetry ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | confessional narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Chaucerian tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Thomas Hoccleve ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Thomas Hoccleve’s poetic corpus ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | couplets ⓘ |
| setting |
English royal court
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| style |
colloquial
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didactic ⓘ narrative ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
drinking
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extravagant spending ⓘ gambling ⓘ personal confession ⓘ relations with friends and companions ⓘ tavern-going ⓘ |
| theme |
courtly life
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financial irresponsibility ⓘ moral reform ⓘ repentance ⓘ self-examination ⓘ urban life in London ⓘ youthful misbehavior ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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self-deprecating ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Thomas Hoccleve ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Male Regle Description of subject: La Male Regle is a semi-autobiographical Middle English poem by Thomas Hoccleve that humorously recounts his youthful misbehavior and financial irresponsibility.
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