A Backward Glance
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A Backward Glance is Edith Wharton’s autobiographical memoir, reflecting on her life, career, and social world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| A Backward Glance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4035519 — 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: A Backward Glance Context triple: [Edith Wharton, notableWork, A Backward Glance]
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A.
Retrospecta
Retrospecta is the annual student-edited journal of the Yale School of Architecture, showcasing the school’s design work, research, and critical writing.
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B.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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C.
On Sight
"On Sight" is the abrasive, electronic-influenced opening track from Kanye West's 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its distorted production and confrontational tone.
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D.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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E.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Backward Glance Target entity description: A Backward Glance is Edith Wharton’s autobiographical memoir, reflecting on her life, career, and social world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Retrospecta
Retrospecta is the annual student-edited journal of the Yale School of Architecture, showcasing the school’s design work, research, and critical writing.
-
B.
The Voice from the Past
"The Voice from the Past" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring one of Mr Mulliner’s comic tall tales.
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C.
On Sight
"On Sight" is the abrasive, electronic-influenced opening track from Kanye West's 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its distorted production and confrontational tone.
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D.
The Road to Yesterday
The Road to Yesterday is a 1925 American silent fantasy drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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E.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| author | Edith Wharton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
American expatriate life in Europe
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Gilded Age society ⓘ literary circles in Europe ⓘ literary circles in New York ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Wharton’s development as a writer
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Wharton’s relationships with contemporaries ⓘ personal recollections ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art and literature
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cultural change ⓘ memory ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ social class ⓘ women’s roles ⓘ |
| hasType | literary memoir ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Bernard Berenson
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Henry James ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ Walter Berry ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insight into Wharton’s life and times
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portrayal of transatlantic high society ⓘ |
| partOf | Edith Wharton bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Appleton-Century
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surface form:
D. Appleton-Century Company
|
| relatedWork |
Ethan Frome
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The Age of Innocence ⓘ House of Mirth ⓘ
surface form:
The House of Mirth
|
| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Edith Wharton
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early 20th century society ⓘ late 19th century society ⓘ literary career of Edith Wharton ⓘ social life of Edith Wharton ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1930s ⓘ |
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