Salammbô
E351416
Salammbô is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War, renowned for its lush, exotic detail and meticulous historical research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salammbô canonical | 2 |
| Salammbô (fictional Carthaginian priestess) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3361313 — 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: Salammbô Context triple: [Gustave Flaubert, notableWork, Salammbô]
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A.
Sarrasine
Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of art, gender, and obsession through the story of a French sculptor’s infatuation with a castrato singer in Rome.
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B.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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C.
The Death of Sardanapalus
The Death of Sardanapalus is a dramatic 1827 Romantic oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the legendary Assyrian king calmly overseeing the chaotic destruction of his possessions and concubines.
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D.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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E.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
- 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: Salammbô Target entity description: Salammbô is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War, renowned for its lush, exotic detail and meticulous historical research.
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A.
Sarrasine
Sarrasine is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of art, gender, and obsession through the story of a French sculptor’s infatuation with a castrato singer in Rome.
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B.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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C.
The Death of Sardanapalus
The Death of Sardanapalus is a dramatic 1827 Romantic oil painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting the legendary Assyrian king calmly overseeing the chaotic destruction of his possessions and concubines.
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D.
Brida
Brida is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young Irish woman’s spiritual journey as she explores witchcraft, love, and self-discovery.
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E.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
comic and graphic novel adaptations
ⓘ
opera "Salammbo" by Modest Mussorgsky (unfinished) ⓘ opera "Salammbô" by Ernest Reyer ⓘ various stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Gustave Flaubert ⓘ |
| authorResearchMethod | extensive study of classical and archaeological sources ⓘ |
| containsElement |
detailed battle scenes
ⓘ
religious ceremonies and sacrifices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception | controversial but widely discussed at time of publication ⓘ |
| depictsHistoricalEvent |
Mercenary War
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercenary War against Carthage
|
| depictsHistoricalFigure | Hamilcar Barca ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sentimental Education
ⓘ
surface form:
L'Éducation sentimentale
|
| genre |
adventure novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash of cultures
ⓘ
eroticism and desire ⓘ political power and tyranny ⓘ religion and ritual ⓘ war and rebellion ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | partly accurate with imaginative reconstruction ⓘ |
| influenced |
later depictions of ancient Carthage in literature
ⓘ
symbolist and decadent writers ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mercenary War
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercenary War against Carthage
ancient sources on Carthage ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
realism
ⓘ
romanticism (influences) ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hamilcar Barca
ⓘ
Matho ⓘ Salammbô self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Salammbô (fictional Carthaginian priestess)
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lush exotic descriptive detail
ⓘ
meticulous historical research ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Madame Bovary ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| publisher | Michel Lévy frères ⓘ |
| setting |
Carthage
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Carthage
|
| settingCountry |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
|
| settingPeriod | Mercenary War ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Salammbô self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: Salammbô Description of subject: Salammbô is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War, renowned for its lush, exotic detail and meticulous historical research.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Salammbô (fictional Carthaginian priestess)