Shakespeare’s Planet
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Shakespeare’s Planet is a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak that follows a lone human explorer who discovers a mysterious, long-abandoned alien world filled with enigmatic remnants of past civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shakespeare’s Planet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9245521 — 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: Shakespeare’s Planet Context triple: [Clifford D. Simak, notableWork, Shakespeare’s Planet]
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A.
Shakespeare’s Restless World
Shakespeare’s Restless World is a cultural history book by Neil MacGregor that explores the life and times of William Shakespeare through a series of objects from the early modern world.
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B.
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
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C.
Shakespeare Country
Shakespeare Country is a popular tourist region in Warwickshire, England, centered on Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding areas associated with the life and works of William Shakespeare.
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D.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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E.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
- 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: Shakespeare’s Planet Target entity description: Shakespeare’s Planet is a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak that follows a lone human explorer who discovers a mysterious, long-abandoned alien world filled with enigmatic remnants of past civilizations.
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A.
Shakespeare’s Restless World
Shakespeare’s Restless World is a cultural history book by Neil MacGregor that explores the life and times of William Shakespeare through a series of objects from the early modern world.
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B.
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
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C.
Shakespeare Country
Shakespeare Country is a popular tourist region in Warwickshire, England, centered on Stratford-upon-Avon and surrounding areas associated with the life and works of William Shakespeare.
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D.
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare is a comprehensive reference book in which Isaac Asimov explains the historical, cultural, and literary background of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for modern readers.
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E.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Clifford D. Simak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Clifford D. Simak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtForm | illustration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
abandoned worlds
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alien artifacts ⓘ space exploration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contact with alien civilizations
ⓘ
exploration of the unknown ⓘ isolation ⓘ mystery of vanished species ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacterType | lone human explorer ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of Clifford D. Simak ⓘ |
| publisher | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alien planet ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic |
long-abandoned world
ⓘ
remnants of past civilizations ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shakespeare’s Planet Description of subject: Shakespeare’s Planet is a science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak that follows a lone human explorer who discovers a mysterious, long-abandoned alien world filled with enigmatic remnants of past civilizations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.