Nightwood
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Nightwood is a modernist novel by Djuna Barnes, renowned for its experimental style and pioneering portrayal of queer relationships in early 20th-century literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nightwood canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3288116 — 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: Nightwood Context triple: [Djuna Barnes, notableWork, Nightwood]
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A.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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B.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
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C.
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar is a groundbreaking 1948 novel by Gore Vidal that candidly portrays a young gay man's life and desires in postwar America, challenging mid-20th-century taboos about homosexuality.
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D.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café is a Southern Gothic novella by Carson McCullers that explores themes of unrequited love, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships in a small Georgia mill town.
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E.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is a classic 1872 collection of supernatural and gothic tales by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, best known for including the influential vampire novella "Carmilla."
- 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: Nightwood Target entity description: Nightwood is a modernist novel by Djuna Barnes, renowned for its experimental style and pioneering portrayal of queer relationships in early 20th-century literature.
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A.
My Night at Maud’s
My Night at Maud’s is a 1969 French philosophical romantic drama film by Éric Rohmer, renowned for its talk-driven exploration of morality, chance, and desire.
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B.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
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C.
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar is a groundbreaking 1948 novel by Gore Vidal that candidly portrays a young gay man's life and desires in postwar America, challenging mid-20th-century taboos about homosexuality.
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D.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café is a Southern Gothic novella by Carson McCullers that explores themes of unrequited love, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships in a small Georgia mill town.
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E.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly is a classic 1872 collection of supernatural and gothic tales by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu, best known for including the influential vampire novella "Carmilla."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Djuna Barnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed as a landmark of modernist literature
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recognized as a classic of queer literature ⓘ |
| editorialSupport | T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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experimental fiction ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasParatext | introduction by T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
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decadence ⓘ exile ⓘ gender identity ⓘ queer relationships ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| influenced |
LGBTQ literary canon
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queer modernist literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
canonical work in modernist studies
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canonical work in queer studies ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
lyrical prose
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Dr. Matthew O'Connor
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Felix Volkbein ⓘ Jenny Petherbridge ⓘ Nora Flood ⓘ Robin Vote ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
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highly experimental prose style ⓘ pioneering portrayal of queer relationships in early 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Faber and Faber
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Harcourt Brace & World ⓘ
surface form:
Harcourt, Brace and Company
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| settingLocation |
New York City
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Paris ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| structure | divided into chapters ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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