Les Confessions
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Les Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, widely regarded as one of the first modern autobiographies and a landmark in introspective literature.
All labels observed (1)
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| Les Confessions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10189431 — 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: Les Confessions Context triple: [Les Charmettes (maison de Jean-Jacques Rousseau), inspiredWork, Les Confessions]
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A.
Confessions (Augustine)
Confessions (Augustine) is a seminal autobiographical and theological work by Saint Augustine of Hippo that reflects on his spiritual journey, conversion to Christianity, and the nature of sin and grace.
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B.
Book of Confessions
The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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C.
La tentation de Saint Antoine
La tentation de Saint Antoine is a French title commonly associated with works of art and literature depicting the fantastical trials and spiritual struggles of Saint Anthony the Great.
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D.
Le Miroir de l’âme pécheresse
Le Miroir de l’âme pécheresse is a 16th-century devotional and mystical poem by Marguerite de Navarre that explores the soul’s sinful nature and its yearning for divine grace.
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E.
Port-Royal de Paris
Port-Royal de Paris was the urban convent and school of the Jansenist Port-Royal community in Paris, known as a center of religious reform and rigorous Catholic spirituality in the 17th century.
- 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: Les Confessions Target entity description: Les Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, widely regarded as one of the first modern autobiographies and a landmark in introspective literature.
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A.
Confessions (Augustine)
Confessions (Augustine) is a seminal autobiographical and theological work by Saint Augustine of Hippo that reflects on his spiritual journey, conversion to Christianity, and the nature of sin and grace.
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B.
Book of Confessions
The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
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C.
La tentation de Saint Antoine
La tentation de Saint Antoine is a French title commonly associated with works of art and literature depicting the fantastical trials and spiritual struggles of Saint Anthony the Great.
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D.
Le Miroir de l’âme pécheresse
Le Miroir de l’âme pécheresse is a 16th-century devotional and mystical poem by Marguerite de Navarre that explores the soul’s sinful nature and its yearning for divine grace.
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E.
Port-Royal de Paris
Port-Royal de Paris was the urban convent and school of the Jansenist Port-Royal community in Paris, known as a center of religious reform and rigorous Catholic spirituality in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | autobiographical work ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1782 ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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introspective literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IX ⓘ Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI ⓘ Book VII ⓘ Book VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Book X NERFINISHED ⓘ Book XI ⓘ Book XII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Romantic literature
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confessional writing ⓘ modern autobiography ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first modern autobiographies
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candor about personal faults ⓘ detailed psychological analysis of the self ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
France
NERFINISHED
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Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| setting |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ various European cities ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
life of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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personal experiences ⓘ psychological introspection ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and remorse
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individualism ⓘ memory and identity ⓘ self-examination ⓘ social criticism ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1712–1765 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Confessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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