Ulysses
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Ulysses is James Joyce’s landmark modernist novel that chronicles a single day in Dublin through the stream-of-consciousness experiences of characters including Leopold Bloom.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulysses canonical | 34 |
| Ulysses (novel) | 2 |
| Ulysses (1922 novel) | 1 |
| Ulysses (1922) | 1 |
| Ulysses: A Critical and Synoptic Edition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4757889 — 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: Ulysses Context triple: [Leopold Bloom, appearsIn, Ulysses]
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A.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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B.
Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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C.
Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War.
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D.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake is James Joyce’s experimental modernist novel renowned for its dense, multilingual wordplay and radically unconventional narrative style.
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E.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a modernist novel tracing the intellectual and spiritual development of Stephen Dedalus, widely regarded as James Joyce’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age work.
- 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: Ulysses Target entity description: Ulysses is James Joyce’s landmark modernist novel that chronicles a single day in Dublin through the stream-of-consciousness experiences of characters including Leopold Bloom.
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A.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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B.
Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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C.
Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War.
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D.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake is James Joyce’s experimental modernist novel renowned for its dense, multilingual wordplay and radically unconventional narrative style.
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E.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a modernist novel tracing the intellectual and spiritual development of Stephen Dedalus, widely regarded as James Joyce’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bannedInCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banStatusInUnitedStatesEndedYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| BloomsdayDate | 16 June ⓘ |
| censorshipHistory | subject to obscenity trials ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Bloomsday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| episodeStructureBasedOn | episodes of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| firstBookPublicationPlace | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBookPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| firstBookPublisher | Shakespeare and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSerializationEndYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| firstSerializationStartYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| firstSerializationVenue | The Little Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
everyday life
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exile ⓘ identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ nationalism ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| legalCase | United States v. One Book Called Ulysses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
landmark of modernist literature
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one of the most influential novels of the 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Leopold Bloom
NERFINISHED
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Molly Bloom NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDate | 16 June 1904 ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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multi-perspectival ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
interior monologue
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | one day ⓘ |
| notableEdition |
1922 first edition
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1933 Random House edition ⓘ 1984 Gabler critical edition ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 18 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistEthnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | advertising canvasser ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | first serialized ⓘ |
| settingCity | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureInspiredBy | Homer's Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulysses Description of subject: Ulysses is James Joyce’s landmark modernist novel that chronicles a single day in Dublin through the stream-of-consciousness experiences of characters including Leopold Bloom.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ulysses (1922)
this entity surface form:
Ulysses (1922 novel)
this entity surface form:
Ulysses (novel)
this entity surface form:
Ulysses (novel)
this entity surface form:
Ulysses: A Critical and Synoptic Edition
subject surface form:
Statue of James Joyce in Trieste
subject surface form:
Leopold Bloom