A Dialogue of Self and Soul
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"A Dialogue of Self and Soul" is a philosophical lyric poem by W. B. Yeats that stages an intense inner debate between the spiritual and the worldly aspects of the self.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Dialogue of Self and Soul canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Dialogue of Self and Soul Context triple: [The Winding Stair and Other Poems, hasPoem, A Dialogue of Self and Soul]
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A.
The Soul’s Conflict
The Soul’s Conflict is a classic 17th-century Puritan devotional work by Richard Sibbes that offers pastoral counsel on spiritual doubt, suffering, and assurance of faith.
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B.
On the Return of the Soul
On the Return of the Soul is a Neoplatonic philosophical treatise by Porphyry that explores the soul’s descent into the material world and its purification and ascent back to the divine.
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C.
The Meaning of Soul
"The Meaning of Soul" is a short, high-energy rock track by the English band Oasis, featured on their 2005 album *Don't Believe the Truth*.
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D.
Soul and Form
Soul and Form is a collection of early philosophical and literary essays by György Lukács that explores the nature of form, subjectivity, and the meaning of life in modern culture.
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E.
Secrets of the Self
Secrets of the Self is a philosophical poetry book by Muhammad Iqbal that explores the development of the self and spiritual individuality within an Islamic framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: A Dialogue of Self and Soul Target entity description: "A Dialogue of Self and Soul" is a philosophical lyric poem by W. B. Yeats that stages an intense inner debate between the spiritual and the worldly aspects of the self.
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A.
The Soul’s Conflict
The Soul’s Conflict is a classic 17th-century Puritan devotional work by Richard Sibbes that offers pastoral counsel on spiritual doubt, suffering, and assurance of faith.
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B.
On the Return of the Soul
On the Return of the Soul is a Neoplatonic philosophical treatise by Porphyry that explores the soul’s descent into the material world and its purification and ascent back to the divine.
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C.
The Meaning of Soul
"The Meaning of Soul" is a short, high-energy rock track by the English band Oasis, featured on their 2005 album *Don't Believe the Truth*.
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D.
Soul and Form
Soul and Form is a collection of early philosophical and literary essays by György Lukács that explores the nature of form, subjectivity, and the meaning of life in modern culture.
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E.
Secrets of the Self
Secrets of the Self is a philosophical poetry book by Muhammad Iqbal that explores the development of the self and spiritual individuality within an Islamic framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
philosophical poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author |
W. B. Yeats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Butler Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
staircase as spiritual ascent
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sword ⓘ winding stair ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| createdBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
eternal return
ⓘ
metempsychosis ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Self
ⓘ
Soul ⓘ |
| firstLine | I summon to the winding ancient stair ⓘ |
| form | dialogue ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
philosophical poetry ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | often read as Yeats's meditation on life, death, and rebirth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
dialogic structure ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Irish Literary Revival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| partOf | W. B. Yeats's later poetry ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Buddhist thought
ⓘ
Hindu philosophy ⓘ occultism ⓘ |
| philosophicalQuestion | how to live in the face of suffering and death ⓘ |
| setting | symbolic inner landscape ⓘ |
| structure | alternating speeches ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | debate between spiritual and worldly aspects of the self ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of suffering
ⓘ
conflict between body and soul ⓘ cyclical nature of life ⓘ inner spiritual struggle ⓘ mortality ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ selfhood ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| tone |
intense
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meditative ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Irish poet ⓘ |
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