Barbara A. Mowat
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Barbara A. Mowat was a prominent Shakespeare scholar and editor, best known for her influential work on modern editions of Shakespeare’s plays and her leadership roles at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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| Barbara A. Mowat canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barbara A. Mowat Context triple: [Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays, editor, Barbara A. Mowat]
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Anita L. Allen
Anita L. Allen is an American legal scholar and philosopher renowned for her pioneering work on privacy law, ethics, and civil rights.
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Joan E. Chapman
Joan E. Chapman is a film editor known for her work on the action movie "First Blood."
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Paula R. Hobbie
Paula R. Hobbie is the petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida, which addressed religious freedom in the context of unemployment benefits.
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Susan V. Booth
Susan V. Booth is an American theater director and arts leader known for her prominent role as artistic director of major regional theaters, including Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
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Janet M. Lang
Janet M. Lang is a scholar and co-author known for her collaborative work with James G. Blight on Cold War history and crisis decision-making.
- 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: Barbara A. Mowat Target entity description: Barbara A. Mowat was a prominent Shakespeare scholar and editor, best known for her influential work on modern editions of Shakespeare’s plays and her leadership roles at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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A.
Anita L. Allen
Anita L. Allen is an American legal scholar and philosopher renowned for her pioneering work on privacy law, ethics, and civil rights.
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B.
Joan E. Chapman
Joan E. Chapman is a film editor known for her work on the action movie "First Blood."
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C.
Paula R. Hobbie
Paula R. Hobbie is the petitioner in the U.S. Supreme Court case Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida, which addressed religious freedom in the context of unemployment benefits.
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D.
Susan V. Booth
Susan V. Booth is an American theater director and arts leader known for her prominent role as artistic director of major regional theaters, including Chicago’s Goodman Theatre.
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E.
Janet M. Lang
Janet M. Lang is a scholar and co-author known for her collaborative work with James G. Blight on Cold War history and crisis decision-making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespeare scholar
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academic ⓘ editor ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Folger Shakespeare Library
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Shakespeare Quarterly ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Anglophone Shakespeare scholarship
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popular editions of Shakespeare used in education ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Paul Werstine ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bryn Mawr College
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Emory University ⓘ |
| employer | Folger Shakespeare Library ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Renaissance drama
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Shakespeare studies ⓘ textual editing ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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scholarly edition ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in English ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Shakespeare editing practices
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teaching of Shakespeare in schools and universities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-editing the Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare
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leadership roles at the Folger Shakespeare Library ⓘ work on modern editions of William Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Shakespearean performance and reception
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Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ textual transmission of early modern drama ⓘ |
| notableRole | co-general editor of the Folger Shakespeare Library Shakespeare editions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s plays
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edited editions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ⓘ edited editions of Hamlet ⓘ edited editions of King Lear ⓘ edited editions of Macbeth ⓘ edited editions of Othello ⓘ edited editions of Romeo and Juliet ⓘ edited editions of The Tempest ⓘ essays on Shakespearean textual theory ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library
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Director of Research at the Folger Shakespeare Library ⓘ Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Shakespearean stage directions
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Shakespeare’s language and glossing practices ⓘ editing Shakespeare for modern readers ⓘ |
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