The Compleat Angler
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The Compleat Angler is a classic 17th-century English book that blends practical guidance on fishing with pastoral reflections on nature, friendship, and the art of living.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Compleat Angler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11212057 — 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 Compleat Angler Context triple: [Izaak Walton, notableWork, The Compleat Angler]
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A.
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman is a 1959 biblical epic film directed by Frank Borzage that dramatizes the life of the apostle Peter and his encounters with Jesus.
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B.
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and Without Papa
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and Without Papa is a memoir by Jack Hemingway reflecting on his life, passion for fly fishing, and relationship with his father, Ernest Hemingway.
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C.
Die Forelle
"Die Forelle" is a popular art song by Franz Schubert, set to a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart and known for its vivid depiction of a trout in a clear brook.
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D.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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E.
The American Sportsman
The American Sportsman was a long-running ABC television series that showcased outdoor adventures, hunting, fishing, and wildlife expeditions featuring celebrities and sports figures.
- 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 Compleat Angler Target entity description: The Compleat Angler is a classic 17th-century English book that blends practical guidance on fishing with pastoral reflections on nature, friendship, and the art of living.
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A.
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman is a 1959 biblical epic film directed by Frank Borzage that dramatizes the life of the apostle Peter and his encounters with Jesus.
-
B.
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and Without Papa
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman: My Life With and Without Papa is a memoir by Jack Hemingway reflecting on his life, passion for fly fishing, and relationship with his father, Ernest Hemingway.
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C.
Die Forelle
"Die Forelle" is a popular art song by Franz Schubert, set to a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart and known for its vivid depiction of a trout in a clear brook.
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D.
The Oxbow
The Oxbow is an 1836 landscape painting by American artist Thomas Cole that dramatically contrasts untamed wilderness with cultivated farmland along a bend in the Connecticut River, symbolizing the tension between nature and civilization.
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E.
The American Sportsman
The American Sportsman was a long-running ABC television series that showcased outdoor adventures, hunting, fishing, and wildlife expeditions featuring celebrities and sports figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Izaak Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1653 ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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pastoral literature ⓘ treatise on fishing ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | The Complete Angler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Auceps
NERFINISHED
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Piscator NERFINISHED ⓘ Venator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDedication | John Offley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
1655 enlarged edition
ⓘ
1676 fifth edition ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no (original edition) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dialogues
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poems ⓘ practical instructions on fishing ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Second Part of The Compleat Angler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian morality
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companionship ⓘ contemplation of nature ⓘ recreation and leisure ⓘ simple rural life ⓘ |
| influenced |
angling literature
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outdoor writing ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of English literature
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one of the most reprinted books in English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Caroline era
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English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
angling
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art of living ⓘ fishing ⓘ friendship ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dialogue ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Richard Marriot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelAuthor | Charles Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | English countryside ⓘ |
| structure | five parts (in later editions) ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 17th century England ⓘ |
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Subject: The Compleat Angler Description of subject: The Compleat Angler is a classic 17th-century English book that blends practical guidance on fishing with pastoral reflections on nature, friendship, and the art of living.
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