Brangwen family
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The Brangwen family is the central multigenerational farming family whose evolving relationships, desires, and social circumstances are explored across several decades in D. H. Lawrence’s novel "The Rainbow."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brangwen family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6898385 — 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: Brangwen family Context triple: [The Rainbow, followsGenerationsOf, Brangwen family]
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A.
Milbanke family
The Milbanke family is a British aristocratic lineage best known for its association with Annabella Milbanke, the wife of poet Lord Byron, and for its longstanding role in the English nobility.
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B.
Lannan family
The Lannan family is a philanthropic family best known for establishing the Lannan Foundation, which supports contemporary literature, poetry, and social justice through prestigious cultural and literary awards.
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C.
Ohmsford family
The Ohmsford family is the central lineage of protagonists in Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy series, whose members repeatedly shape the fate of the Four Lands through their inherited magic and heroic quests.
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D.
Reynst family
The Reynst family is a notable Dutch patrician lineage historically involved in trade, politics, and civic leadership, particularly in Amsterdam.
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E.
Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
- 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: Brangwen family Target entity description: The Brangwen family is the central multigenerational farming family whose evolving relationships, desires, and social circumstances are explored across several decades in D. H. Lawrence’s novel "The Rainbow."
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A.
Milbanke family
The Milbanke family is a British aristocratic lineage best known for its association with Annabella Milbanke, the wife of poet Lord Byron, and for its longstanding role in the English nobility.
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B.
Lannan family
The Lannan family is a philanthropic family best known for establishing the Lannan Foundation, which supports contemporary literature, poetry, and social justice through prestigious cultural and literary awards.
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C.
Ohmsford family
The Ohmsford family is the central lineage of protagonists in Terry Brooks' Shannara fantasy series, whose members repeatedly shape the fate of the Four Lands through their inherited magic and heroic quests.
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D.
Reynst family
The Reynst family is a notable Dutch patrician lineage historically involved in trade, politics, and civic leadership, particularly in Amsterdam.
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E.
Godfrey family
The Godfrey family was a prominent colonial-era family associated with the Goose Creek area in the former Province of South Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Rainbow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Women in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcern |
changing gender roles
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conflict between individual and society ⓘ evolving relationships ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | D. H. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredInGenre | novel ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Rainbow (1915 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusOf | multigenerational family saga ⓘ |
| hasGeneration | three generations ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
exemplifies D. H. Lawrence’s exploration of human psychology
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forms the core narrative line of The Rainbow ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySetting |
Nottinghamshire
NERFINISHED
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rural England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernist literature ⓘ |
| member |
Anna Brangwen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gudrun Brangwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia Brangwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Brangwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursula Brangwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Brangwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central family in The Rainbow ⓘ |
| occupationTradition | farming ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Women in Love (1920 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setAgainstBackgroundOf |
rise of industrial society in England
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shifts in social and moral values ⓘ |
| socialClass |
lower middle class
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rural working class ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
desire
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individual freedom ⓘ industrialization ⓘ marriage ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brangwen family Description of subject: The Brangwen family is the central multigenerational farming family whose evolving relationships, desires, and social circumstances are explored across several decades in D. H. Lawrence’s novel "The Rainbow."
Referenced by (1)
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