The Open Work
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The Open Work is a seminal theoretical text by Umberto Eco that explores the role of openness, ambiguity, and reader participation in the interpretation of modern art and literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Open Work canonical | 1 |
| The Open Work (English edition) | 1 |
| open work | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3161030 — 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: The Open Work Context triple: [Umberto Eco, notableWork, The Open Work]
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A.
A Job to Live
A Job to Live is a work by British politician and author Shirley Williams that reflects her engagement with social and political issues.
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B.
The Unlocking
"The Unlocking" is a song by hip hop band The Roots from their influential 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* that showcases their jazz-rap style and live-instrumentation approach.
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C.
The Opening
The Opening is the English title of Surah Al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Qur’an that serves as a fundamental prayer in Islamic worship.
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D.
The Open Door
The Open Door is a landmark 1963 Egyptian drama film, based on Latifa al-Zayyat’s novel, that explores women’s emancipation and national liberation, starring Faten Hamama in one of her most acclaimed roles.
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E.
The Open Side
The Open Side is the autobiography of legendary New Zealand rugby captain Richie McCaw, offering an inside look at his life, career, and leadership on and off the field.
- 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: The Open Work Target entity description: The Open Work is a seminal theoretical text by Umberto Eco that explores the role of openness, ambiguity, and reader participation in the interpretation of modern art and literature.
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A.
A Job to Live
A Job to Live is a work by British politician and author Shirley Williams that reflects her engagement with social and political issues.
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B.
The Unlocking
"The Unlocking" is a song by hip hop band The Roots from their influential 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* that showcases their jazz-rap style and live-instrumentation approach.
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C.
The Opening
The Opening is the English title of Surah Al-Fatiha, the first chapter of the Qur’an that serves as a fundamental prayer in Islamic worship.
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D.
The Open Door
The Open Door is a landmark 1963 Egyptian drama film, based on Latifa al-Zayyat’s novel, that explores women’s emancipation and national liberation, starring Faten Hamama in one of her most acclaimed roles.
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E.
The Open Side
The Open Side is the autobiography of legendary New Zealand rugby captain Richie McCaw, offering an inside look at his life, career, and leadership on and off the field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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book ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ theoretical work ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| describesRoleOf |
openness as structural feature of artworks
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reader as co-creator of meaning ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
active reader
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ambiguity as aesthetic value ⓘ closed work ⓘ multiple interpretation ⓘ The Open Work self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
open work
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| fieldOfWork |
art theory
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literary studies ⓘ musicology ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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literary theory ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
semiotic approaches to art
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theory of interpretation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on information theory and aesthetics
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essay on openness in musical composition ⓘ essay on the role of the interpreter ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The Open Work
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Open Work (English edition)
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| influenced |
contemporary aesthetics
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post-structuralist literary theory ⓘ reader-response criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aesthetic theory
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ambiguity in interpretation ⓘ modern art ⓘ modern literature ⓘ openness in art ⓘ reader participation ⓘ semiotics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of participation of the interpreter
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formulation of the concept of the open work ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Opera aperta ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1962
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1989 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bompiani
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Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
avant-garde art
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modernism ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
semiotics
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structuralism ⓘ |
| translator | Anna Cancogni ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Open Work Description of subject: The Open Work is a seminal theoretical text by Umberto Eco that explores the role of openness, ambiguity, and reader participation in the interpretation of modern art and literature.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Open Work (English edition)
this entity surface form:
open work