Canto III of The Corsair
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Canto III of The Corsair is the concluding section of Lord Byron’s narrative poem, depicting the tragic aftermath of the pirate Conrad’s exploits and the fate of his beloved Medora.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canto III of The Corsair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canto III of The Corsair Context triple: [Medora, appearsInCanto, Canto III of The Corsair]
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Canto II of The Corsair
Canto II of *The Corsair* is the middle section of Lord Byron’s narrative poem that intensifies the romantic and tragic tensions surrounding the pirate Conrad and his beloved Medora.
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B.
The Barque of Dante
The Barque of Dante is a dramatic 1822 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting Dante and Virgil crossing the infernal waters of the River Styx.
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C.
Ode Marítima
Ode Marítima is a long, modernist Portuguese poem by Fernando Pessoa (under the heteronym Álvaro de Campos) that evokes the sea through intense, visionary, and often fragmented imagery.
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D.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
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E.
Hark Upon the Gale
Hark Upon the Gale is the traditional English motto of the College of William & Mary, evoking the school’s historic maritime and colonial heritage.
- 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: Canto III of The Corsair Target entity description: Canto III of The Corsair is the concluding section of Lord Byron’s narrative poem, depicting the tragic aftermath of the pirate Conrad’s exploits and the fate of his beloved Medora.
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A.
Canto II of The Corsair
Canto II of *The Corsair* is the middle section of Lord Byron’s narrative poem that intensifies the romantic and tragic tensions surrounding the pirate Conrad and his beloved Medora.
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B.
The Barque of Dante
The Barque of Dante is a dramatic 1822 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting Dante and Virgil crossing the infernal waters of the River Styx.
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C.
Ode Marítima
Ode Marítima is a long, modernist Portuguese poem by Fernando Pessoa (under the heteronym Álvaro de Campos) that evokes the sea through intense, visionary, and often fragmented imagery.
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D.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
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E.
Hark Upon the Gale
Hark Upon the Gale is the traditional English motto of the College of William & Mary, evoking the school’s historic maritime and colonial heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem canto
ⓘ
section of a narrative poem ⓘ |
| author |
George Gordon Byron
NERFINISHED
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Lord Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesStoryOf |
Conrad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
death of the beloved
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doomed love ⓘ isolation of the hero ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | martial action of earlier cantos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Conrad’s disappearance
ⓘ
Conrad’s grief ⓘ Conrad’s return to his island home ⓘ aftermath of Conrad’s pirate expedition ⓘ discovery of Medora’s death ⓘ |
| endsWith | report of Conrad’s mysterious disappearance ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | Byronic hero ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Corsair first edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | domestic and emotional consequences of piracy ⓘ |
| follows | Canto II of The Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| genre | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of Romantic-era pirate narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Conrad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metre | heroic couplets ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | The Corsair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Byron’s Oriental tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
final canto
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third canto ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | aa bb cc ⓘ |
| setting |
Corsair’s home
ⓘ
Greek islands ⓘ |
| theme |
Byronic heroism
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fate ⓘ love and loss ⓘ remorse ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Canto III
NERFINISHED
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Canto the Third NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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