Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister
E453141
Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister is a late 17th-century epistolary novel often regarded as one of the earliest English novels, notable for its scandalous plot and political intrigue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4557707 — 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: Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister Context triple: [Aphra Behn, notableWork, Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister]
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A.
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man is a classic 17th-century Japanese ukiyo-zōshi novel by Ihara Saikaku that satirically chronicles the romantic and hedonistic adventures of a pleasure-seeking merchant.
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B.
The Lover’s Confession
The Lover’s Confession is a Middle English narrative poem by John Gower that explores love and morality through a series of tales framed as a lover’s dialogue with the personified figure of Genius.
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C.
La Marchande d’Amours
La Marchande d’Amours is the original French title of the 18th-century painting commonly known in English as The Seller of Cupids, depicting a vendor offering small Cupid figures in a playful mythological scene.
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D.
The Progress of Romance
The Progress of Romance is an influential 1785 critical study by Clara Reeve that traces the history and development of the romance genre in literature.
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E.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
- 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: Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister Target entity description: Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister is a late 17th-century epistolary novel often regarded as one of the earliest English novels, notable for its scandalous plot and political intrigue.
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A.
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man is a classic 17th-century Japanese ukiyo-zōshi novel by Ihara Saikaku that satirically chronicles the romantic and hedonistic adventures of a pleasure-seeking merchant.
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B.
The Lover’s Confession
The Lover’s Confession is a Middle English narrative poem by John Gower that explores love and morality through a series of tales framed as a lover’s dialogue with the personified figure of Genius.
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C.
La Marchande d’Amours
La Marchande d’Amours is the original French title of the 18th-century painting commonly known in English as The Seller of Cupids, depicting a vendor offering small Cupid figures in a playful mythological scene.
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D.
The Progress of Romance
The Progress of Romance is an influential 1785 critical study by Clara Reeve that traces the history and development of the romance genre in literature.
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E.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English novel
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epistolary novel ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| author | Aphra Behn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | affair of Ford Grey and Lady Henrietta Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Octavio
NERFINISHED
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Philander NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
court intrigue
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elopement ⓘ political allegory ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1684 ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary fiction
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political novel ⓘ romance ⓘ scandal fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, Part I
NERFINISHED
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Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as one of the earliest English novels ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Exclusion Crisis
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Restoration politics ⓘ |
| influenced | development of English prose fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | letters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of the English novel
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political intrigue ⓘ scandalous plot ⓘ use of real contemporary scandals as source material ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Restoration readership ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Philander
NERFINISHED
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Silvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | three-volume work ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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gender and power ⓘ illicit love ⓘ incest ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 3 ⓘ |
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