Selma (poem by James Macpherson)
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Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
All labels observed (1)
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| Selma (poem by James Macpherson) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T426919 — 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: Selma (poem by James Macpherson) Context triple: [Selma, Alabama, namedAfter, Selma (poem by James Macpherson)]
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A.
Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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D.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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E.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
- 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: Selma (poem by James Macpherson) Target entity description: Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
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A.
Poems of Robert Burns
Poems of Robert Burns is a celebrated collection of verse by the 18th-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, renowned for its use of Scots language and its enduring influence on Scottish literature and culture.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
Litany
The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
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D.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer is an Old English elegiac poem that reflects on the hardships of life at sea and the spiritual journey of the speaker.
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E.
Evangeline
Evangeline is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of an Acadian girl's lifelong search for her lost love amid the Great Upheaval.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic Revival
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic revival
A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian ⓘ
surface form:
Ossian controversy
|
| attributedTo |
Ossian
ⓘ
surface form:
Ossian (legendary bard)
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| author | James Macpherson ⓘ |
| basedOn | purported ancient Gaelic oral tradition ⓘ |
| controversialAspect | authenticity of its claimed ancient sources ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| form | prose-poem ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century European literature
ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ
surface form:
European Romanticism
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| influencedBy | Gaelic bardic tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Ossianic poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Enlightenment
ⓘ
pre-Romanticism ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| originalAudience |
18th-century British readers
ⓘ
continental European readers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ossian
ⓘ
surface form:
Ossian (cycle)
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| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| setting | mythic ancient Scotland ⓘ |
| style | elevated rhetorical prose ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism
ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ nature and the sublime ⓘ nostalgia for a heroic past ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selma (poem by James Macpherson) Description of subject: Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
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