Janet's Repentance
E310164
"Janet's Repentance" is a novella by George Eliot that explores themes of moral struggle, redemption, and social judgment within a provincial English community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Janet's Repentance canonical | 2 |
| Janet’s Repentance: A Tale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902055 — 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: Janet's Repentance Context triple: [Scenes of Clerical Life, containsWork, Janet's Repentance]
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A.
Rite of Penance
Rite of Penance is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church that sets out the prayers, rites, and norms for the sacrament of reconciliation.
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B.
The Confession
The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
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C.
On Repentance
"On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
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D.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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E.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
- 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: Janet's Repentance Target entity description: "Janet's Repentance" is a novella by George Eliot that explores themes of moral struggle, redemption, and social judgment within a provincial English community.
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A.
Rite of Penance
Rite of Penance is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church that sets out the prayers, rites, and norms for the sacrament of reconciliation.
-
B.
The Confession
The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
-
C.
On Repentance
"On Repentance" is a spiritual treatise by St. Mark the Ascetic that offers practical guidance on Christian repentance, inner transformation, and the struggle against sin.
-
D.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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E.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional work
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novella ⓘ |
| author |
George Eliot
ⓘ
George Eliot ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Ann Evans
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between evangelical and traditional Anglican views
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female suffering in marriage ⓘ possibility of personal transformation ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Blackwood's Magazine ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
inner moral life of characters
ⓘ
social reactions to scandal ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian literature
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Janet's Repentance
ⓘ
surface form:
Janet’s Repentance: A Tale
|
| hasCharacter |
Mr. Budd
ⓘ
Mr. Crewe ⓘ Mr. Jerome ⓘ Mr. Pilgrim ⓘ Mrs. Crewe ⓘ Mrs. Dempster ⓘ Mr. Jerome ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Jerome
Mrs. Pettifer ⓘ Mrs. Raynor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | literary realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Janet Dempster
ⓘ
Mr. Dempster ⓘ Mr. Tryan ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationPeriod | 1857–1858 ⓘ |
| partOf | Scenes of Clerical Life ⓘ |
| protagonist | Janet Dempster ⓘ |
| publicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Blackwood and Sons ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Amos Barton
ⓘ
Mr Gilfil's Love-Story ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Gilfil's Love-Story
|
| setIn |
England
ⓘ
provincial town ⓘ |
| settingType | provincial English community ⓘ |
| theme |
alcoholism
ⓘ
clergy and morality ⓘ domestic abuse ⓘ moral struggle ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ social judgment ⓘ |
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Subject: Janet's Repentance Description of subject: "Janet's Repentance" is a novella by George Eliot that explores themes of moral struggle, redemption, and social judgment within a provincial English community.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Janet’s Repentance: A Tale