The Legend of Good Women
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The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Legend of Good Women canonical | 3 |
| Legend of Good Women | 1 |
| Prologue to The Legend of Good Women | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451073 — 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: The Legend of Good Women Context triple: [Geoffrey Chaucer, notableWork, The Legend of Good Women]
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A.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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B.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde is a Middle English narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde during the Trojan War.
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C.
The House of Fame
The House of Fame is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that explores the nature of fame, rumor, and literary reputation through an allegorical journey.
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D.
The Book of the Duchess
The Book of the Duchess is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that elegizes the death of Blanche of Lancaster and is considered one of his earliest major works.
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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: The Legend of Good Women Target entity description: The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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A.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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B.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde is a Middle English narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde during the Trojan War.
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C.
The House of Fame
The House of Fame is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that explores the nature of fame, rumor, and literary reputation through an allegorical journey.
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D.
The Book of the Duchess
The Book of the Duchess is a Middle English dream-vision poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that elegizes the death of Blanche of Lancaster and is considered one of his earliest major works.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English poem
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narrative poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Legend of Good Women
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surface form:
Legend of Good Women
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| author | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| basedOn |
classical literature
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medieval literature ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courtly love
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female constancy in love ⓘ literary authority ⓘ reputation of women ⓘ virtue of women ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Alceste
ⓘ
Cupid ⓘ |
| containsStoryOf |
Ariadne
ⓘ
Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra
Dido ⓘ Hypermnestra ⓘ Hypsipyle ⓘ Lucrece ⓘ Medea ⓘ Philomela ⓘ Phyllis ⓘ Thisbe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 14th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alceste
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Cupid ⓘ the dreamer-narrator ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
frame narrative
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hagiographic narrative ⓘ legend collection ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Legend of Good Women
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prologue to The Legend of Good Women
|
| influencedBy |
Giovanni Boccaccio
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surface form:
Boccaccio
Ovid ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | medieval literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | incomplete ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | allegorical prologue ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Canterbury Tales
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Troilus and Criseyde ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity of prologues
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order and completeness of legends ⓘ |
| settingOfPrologue | dream vision ⓘ |
| structure | series of legends about women ⓘ |
| verseForm | rhyme royal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Legend of Good Women Description of subject: The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prologue to The Legend of Good Women
this entity surface form:
Legend of Good Women