Essays: First Series
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Essays: First Series is a foundational 1841 collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays that helped define American transcendentalist thought and literary style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Essays: First Series canonical | 6 |
| "Essays: First Series" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227757 — 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: Essays: First Series Context triple: [Ralph Waldo Emerson, notableWork, Essays: First Series]
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A.
The First Edition
The First Edition was a late-1960s country-rock and pop band fronted by Kenny Rogers that gained fame with hits like "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" and later as Kenny Rogers and The First Edition.
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B.
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 is a collection of articles, sermons, letters, and other texts by Mary Baker Eddy that elaborates on the theology and practice of Christian Science.
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C.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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D.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
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E.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
- 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: Essays: First Series Target entity description: Essays: First Series is a foundational 1841 collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays that helped define American transcendentalist thought and literary style.
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A.
The First Edition
The First Edition was a late-1960s country-rock and pop band fronted by Kenny Rogers that gained fame with hits like "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" and later as Kenny Rogers and The First Edition.
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B.
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 is a collection of articles, sermons, letters, and other texts by Mary Baker Eddy that elaborates on the theology and practice of Christian Science.
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C.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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D.
Unua Libro
Unua Libro is the 1887 booklet by L. L. Zamenhof that first introduced and described the constructed international language Esperanto.
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E.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
New England Transcendentalism
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| author | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Essays: Second Series ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical essays
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | classic of American literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Art
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Circles ⓘ Compensation ⓘ Friendship ⓘ Heroism ⓘ History ⓘ Intellect ⓘ Love ⓘ Prudence ⓘ Self-Reliance ⓘ Spiritual Laws ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| hasSubject |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religion ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American philosophy
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American individualist thought ⓘ American literary style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
individualism
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moral philosophy ⓘ nature and spirituality ⓘ relationship between the individual soul and the Over-Soul ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ |
| notableEssay |
Circles
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Compensation ⓘ Friendship ⓘ History ⓘ Self-Reliance ⓘ the Over-Soul ⓘ
surface form:
The Over-Soul
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| numberOfEssays | 12 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| publisher | James Munroe and Company ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
"Essays: First Series"