Séraphîta
E310117
Séraphîta is a mystical philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends spiritual speculation, romantic narrative, and Swedenborgian ideas within the larger cycle of La Comédie humaine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Séraphîta canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2901477 — 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: Séraphîta Context triple: [La Comédie humaine, hasPart, Séraphîta]
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A.
Angelico
Angelico is an alternative name for the white wine grape variety Muscadelle, used primarily in certain French and Australian wines.
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B.
Bellah
Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
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C.
Metatron
Metatron is a powerful angelic being often depicted in Jewish and Christian mysticism as a celestial scribe or the voice of God.
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D.
Haggith
Haggith is a lesser-known wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Adonijah.
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E.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
- 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: Séraphîta Target entity description: Séraphîta is a mystical philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends spiritual speculation, romantic narrative, and Swedenborgian ideas within the larger cycle of La Comédie humaine.
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A.
Angelico
Angelico is an alternative name for the white wine grape variety Muscadelle, used primarily in certain French and Australian wines.
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B.
Bellah
Bellah is the surname of Robert N. Bellah, an influential American sociologist known for his work on religion and modern society.
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C.
Metatron
Metatron is a powerful angelic being often depicted in Jewish and Christian mysticism as a celestial scribe or the voice of God.
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D.
Haggith
Haggith is a lesser-known wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Adonijah.
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E.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mystical philosophical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French literature ⓘ |
| combines |
philosophical reflection
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romantic narrative ⓘ spiritual discourse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Minna
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Wilfrid ⓘ |
| hasForm |
novel-length work
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prose ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered one of Balzac's most mystical works ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
relationship between body and soul
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religious symbolism ⓘ visionary experience ⓘ |
| hasTitleInFrench | Séraphîta self-link ⓘ |
| includedIn | Études philosophiques ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Swedenborgianism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Séraphîta self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Comédie humaine
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Études philosophiques ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
Christian mysticism
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esotericism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Norway
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Scandinavian landscape ⓘ |
| theme |
androgyny
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duality of human nature ⓘ mysticism ⓘ spiritual love ⓘ spiritual speculation ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Études philosophiques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Séraphîta Description of subject: Séraphîta is a mystical philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends spiritual speculation, romantic narrative, and Swedenborgian ideas within the larger cycle of La Comédie humaine.
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