The Sea, The Sea
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The Sea, The Sea is a 1978 novel by Iris Murdoch that follows a retired theatre director whose obsessive reflections and delusions unravel in a remote seaside setting, exploring themes of love, ego, and self-deception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sea, The Sea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897318 — 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 Sea, The Sea Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, The Sea, The Sea]
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
- 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 Sea, The Sea Target entity description: The Sea, The Sea is a 1978 novel by Iris Murdoch that follows a retired theatre director whose obsessive reflections and delusions unravel in a remote seaside setting, exploring themes of love, ego, and self-deception.
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A.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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B.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea is a traditional Marian title that invokes the Virgin Mary as a guiding and protective figure for Christians, especially sailors and travelers.
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E.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1978 Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
moral responsibility
ⓘ
the distortion of memory ⓘ the persistence of desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Nuns and Soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gilbert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartley NERFINISHED ⓘ James Arrowby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
illusion versus reality
ⓘ
the sea ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dense psychological characterization
ⓘ
philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charles Arrowby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of narcissism
ⓘ
introspective monologue ⓘ |
| partOf | Iris Murdoch bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Word Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired theatre director ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | remote seaside village in England ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1980s ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
ego ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ obsession ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Sea, The Sea Description of subject: The Sea, The Sea is a 1978 novel by Iris Murdoch that follows a retired theatre director whose obsessive reflections and delusions unravel in a remote seaside setting, exploring themes of love, ego, and self-deception.
Referenced by (2)
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