Angels and Insects
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Angels and Insects is a 1992 novella collection by British author A. S. Byatt that blends Victorian-era settings with themes of science, sexuality, and the natural world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angels and Insects canonical | 4 |
| Angels and Insects (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3880777 — 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: Angels and Insects Context triple: [A. S. Byatt, notableWork, Angels and Insects]
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A.
Insect Hunters
Insect Hunters is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how various mammal species have evolved specialized strategies to feed on insects.
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B.
Three Strange Angels
Three Strange Angels is a film production company known for its involvement in producing the movie "Stranger Than Fiction."
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C.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
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D.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
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E.
The Angel
"The Angel" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," noted for its poetic lyrics and reflective, piano-driven style.
- 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: Angels and Insects Target entity description: Angels and Insects is a 1992 novella collection by British author A. S. Byatt that blends Victorian-era settings with themes of science, sexuality, and the natural world.
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A.
Insect Hunters
Insect Hunters is an episode of the nature documentary series "The Life of Mammals" that explores how various mammal species have evolved specialized strategies to feed on insects.
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B.
Three Strange Angels
Three Strange Angels is a film production company known for its involvement in producing the movie "Stranger Than Fiction."
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C.
Las Avispas
Las Avispas is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team from Santiago de Cuba, known as a fierce rival of Los Leones of Industriales.
-
D.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
-
E.
The Angel
"The Angel" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his debut album "Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.," noted for its poetic lyrics and reflective, piano-driven style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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feature film ⓘ novella collection ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Angels and Insects
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Angels and Insects (film)
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| author | A. S. Byatt ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOn | Angels and Insects self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | notable cover varies by edition ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ science-in-literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Morpho Eugenia
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The Conjugial Angel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Darwinism
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Victorian spiritualism ⓘ entomology ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ gender roles ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and society
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evolution ⓘ marriage ⓘ natural world ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ sexuality ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | two novellas ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Eugenia Alabaster
ⓘ
Matty Crompton ⓘ William Adamson ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angels and Insects Description of subject: Angels and Insects is a 1992 novella collection by British author A. S. Byatt that blends Victorian-era settings with themes of science, sexuality, and the natural world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angels and Insects (film)
subject surface form:
Angels and Insects (film)