The Democratic Review
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The Democratic Review was a 19th-century American literary and political magazine known for publishing influential works by prominent writers and thinkers of the era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Democratic Review canonical | 1 |
| The United States Magazine and Democratic Review | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9358983 — 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 Democratic Review Context triple: [The Celestial Railroad, firstPublishedIn, The Democratic Review]
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The Fortnightly Review
The Fortnightly Review was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, criticism, and essays by leading Victorian writers.
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B.
The Westminster Review
The Westminster Review was a 19th-century British intellectual and literary journal known for its radical politics and association with prominent thinkers such as George Eliot.
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C.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
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D.
Pearson's Magazine
Pearson's Magazine was a popular late 19th- and early 20th-century British monthly periodical known for publishing fiction, including early science fiction and adventure stories.
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E.
Blackwood's Magazine
Blackwood's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, essays, and criticism by major authors of the era.
- 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 Democratic Review Target entity description: The Democratic Review was a 19th-century American literary and political magazine known for publishing influential works by prominent writers and thinkers of the era.
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A.
The Fortnightly Review
The Fortnightly Review was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, criticism, and essays by leading Victorian writers.
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B.
The Westminster Review
The Westminster Review was a 19th-century British intellectual and literary journal known for its radical politics and association with prominent thinkers such as George Eliot.
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C.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
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D.
Pearson's Magazine
Pearson's Magazine was a popular late 19th- and early 20th-century British monthly periodical known for publishing fiction, including early science fiction and adventure stories.
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E.
Blackwood's Magazine
Blackwood's Magazine was a prominent 19th-century British literary and political periodical known for publishing influential fiction, essays, and criticism by major authors of the era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary magazine
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periodical ⓘ political magazine ⓘ |
| aim | to shape public opinion on politics and literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century American liberal thought
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American democracy movement ⓘ |
| audience |
literary readers
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politically engaged readers ⓘ |
| circulationArea | national ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editorialFocus |
American literature
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U.S. politics ⓘ democratic-republican principles ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ poetry publication ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| hasContent |
book reviews
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literary reviews ⓘ original fiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ political essays ⓘ |
| hasFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–Civil War American politics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Jacksonian democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Democratic Party intellectual discourse
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development of American literary nationalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| medium | magazine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating Democratic Party policies
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combining literature and politics ⓘ publishing influential 19th-century American writers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| politicalPosition | pro-expansionist (Manifest Destiny) ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| publishingFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subjectMatter |
American culture
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U.S. national policy ⓘ democracy ⓘ literary arts ⓘ |
| workType | magazine series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Democratic Review Description of subject: The Democratic Review was a 19th-century American literary and political magazine known for publishing influential works by prominent writers and thinkers of the era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The United States Magazine and Democratic Review