The Sea of Fertility tetralogy
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The Sea of Fertility tetralogy is a four-novel cycle by Yukio Mishima that explores themes of reincarnation, fate, and the decline of Japanese aristocratic culture across the early to mid-20th century.
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| The Sea of Fertility tetralogy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Sea of Fertility tetralogy Context triple: [Yukio Mishima, notableWork, The Sea of Fertility tetralogy]
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Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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The Goddess
"The Goddess" is a 1911 stage play by Indian writer and filmmaker Niranjan Pal, notable for its early exploration of nationalist and social themes in colonial India.
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The Goddess
The Goddess is a 1915 American silent drama film starring Anita Stewart, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sea of Fertility tetralogy Target entity description: The Sea of Fertility tetralogy is a four-novel cycle by Yukio Mishima that explores themes of reincarnation, fate, and the decline of Japanese aristocratic culture across the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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B.
The Goddess
"The Goddess" is a 1911 stage play by Indian writer and filmmaker Niranjan Pal, notable for its early exploration of nationalist and social themes in colonial India.
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C.
The Goddess
The Goddess is a 1915 American silent drama film starring Anita Stewart, produced by the Vitagraph Company of America.
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D.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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E.
The Prose of the World
The Prose of the World is a scholarly work by Sara Danius that examines the relationship between literature, perception, and modernity, particularly through the lens of early 20th-century narrative forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel series
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tetralogy ⓘ |
| author | Yukio Mishima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depictsHistoricalEvent |
postwar Japanese society
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pre–World War II Japan ⓘ rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| endingFeature | ambiguous treatment of reincarnation ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophy |
Buddhist concepts of reincarnation
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determinism ⓘ nihilism ⓘ |
| firstWork | Spring Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthWork | The Decay of the Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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modernist literature ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslator |
E. Dale Saunders
NERFINISHED
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Edward G. Seidensticker NERFINISHED ⓘ H. T. Willett NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Isao Iinuma
NERFINISHED
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Kiyoaki Matsugae NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigekuni Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōru Yasunaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Ying Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist thought
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Western modernist fiction ⓘ classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered Yukio Mishima's magnum opus ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural decay
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decline of Japanese aristocracy ⓘ fate ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | recurring reincarnated characters observed by the same protagonist ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Shigekuni Honda as observer and witness across decades ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisherInJapanese | Shinchōsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondWork | Runaway Horses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Shōwa period
NERFINISHED
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Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | cycle of four interconnected novels ⓘ |
| thirdWork | The Temple of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
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