1899 – The Awakening
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1899 – The Awakening is a landmark feminist novel by Kate Chopin that explores a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in late 19th-century Creole society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1899 – The Awakening canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T545214 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1899 – The Awakening Context triple: [Kate Chopin, publicationYearOfWork, 1899 – The Awakening]
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A.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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B.
Portrait of Henry James
Portrait of Henry James is a celebrated 1913 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting the renowned American-British author in his later years.
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C.
The Bostonians
The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James that explores post–Civil War American society through a satirical examination of feminism, reform movements, and complex personal relationships in Boston.
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D.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent that portrays the four young daughters of a wealthy American family in a strikingly unconventional, psychologically complex interior scene.
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E.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
- 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: 1899 – The Awakening Target entity description: 1899 – The Awakening is a landmark feminist novel by Kate Chopin that explores a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in late 19th-century Creole society.
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A.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
-
B.
Portrait of Henry James
Portrait of Henry James is a celebrated 1913 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting the renowned American-British author in his later years.
-
C.
The Bostonians
The Bostonians is a novel by Henry James that explores post–Civil War American society through a satirical examination of feminism, reform movements, and complex personal relationships in Boston.
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D.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent that portrays the four young daughters of a wealthy American family in a strikingly unconventional, psychologically complex interior scene.
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E.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist literature
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Awakening ⓘ |
| author | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
art and music as expressions of self
ⓘ
the sea as a symbol of freedom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | Creole society in Louisiana ⓘ |
| endingType | ambiguous ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
a married woman’s struggle for independence
ⓘ
conflict between individual desires and social expectations ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of manners
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | American literature canon ⓘ |
| initialCriticalReception |
controversial
ⓘ
morally condemned by some contemporary critics ⓘ |
| laterCriticalReception | reappraised as an important work of feminist literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | landmark feminist novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adèle Ratignolle
ⓘ
Edna Pontellier ⓘ Léonce Pontellier ⓘ Mademoiselle Reisz ⓘ Robert Lebrun ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| openingSetting | Grand Isle resort ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Edna Pontellier ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| publisher | Herbert S. Stone & Company ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Grand Isle, Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
ⓘ
women’s studies courses ⓘ |
| theme |
female independence
ⓘ
marriage and identity ⓘ motherhood ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexual autonomy ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
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Subject: 1899 – The Awakening Description of subject: 1899 – The Awakening is a landmark feminist novel by Kate Chopin that explores a married woman’s struggle for independence and self-discovery in late 19th-century Creole society.
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