literaryPurpose
P22267
predicate
Indicates the intended function, effect, or communicative goal that a text or passage is meant to achieve within a literary context.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| literaryPurpose canonical | 21 |
| authorialIntention | 10 |
| literaryGoal | 8 |
| literaryMotive | 6 |
| hasAuthorialPurpose | 3 |
| purposeInText | 2 |
| aimOfWritings | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: literaryPurpose
Generated description
Indicates the intended function, effect, or communicative goal that a text or passage is meant to achieve within a literary context.
Sample triples (51)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Hesiodic Catalogue of Women | to organize heroic myth through female descent lines ⓘ |
| 3 Maccabees | encouragement to persecuted Jewish communities ⓘ |
| 3 Maccabees | affirmation of God’s sovereignty over foreign rulers ⓘ |
| Gog of the land of Magog | to display God’s holiness via predicate surface "purposeInText" ⓘ |
| Gog of the land of Magog | to demonstrate God’s sovereignty over nations via predicate surface "purposeInText" ⓘ |
| Agesilaus | praise of Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| Agesilaus | commemoration of Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem | to present the sayings of the Teacher ⓘ |
| Instauratio Magna | to provide a new organon to replace Aristotle’s Organon via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| Simplicio | to present arguments for geocentrism ⓘ |
| Simplicio | to be refuted by Copernican arguments ⓘ |
| New Wave science fiction | to expand the thematic range of science fiction via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| New Wave science fiction | to increase literary sophistication in science fiction via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| New Wave science fiction | to explore inner psychological states via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| New Wave science fiction | to address contemporary social issues via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| New Wave science fiction | to challenge genre boundaries via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| Vivienne Michel | used by Ian Fleming to experiment with a different narrative style via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
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Agricola
surface form:
Agricola (Tacitus)
|
commemoration of Agricola via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
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Agricola
surface form:
Agricola (Tacitus)
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indirect criticism of Domitian via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
| Sultan Walad | to explain and systematize Rumi’s teachings via predicate surface "aimOfWritings" ⓘ |
| Birdofredum Sawin | to expose contradictions in pro-war rhetoric ⓘ |
| Baron Münchhausen | blurring of reality and fantasy via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
| Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom | edification of Christian readers ⓘ |
| Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom | defense of John Chrysostom's reputation ⓘ |
| Germania (work by Tacitus) | moral contrast between Romans and Germans ⓘ |
| The Red-Haired Woman | well-digging via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
| The Red-Haired Woman | theatre troupe via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
| Chronography (Book 1) | systematic recording of events ⓘ |
| The Tale of the Heike | mujō (impermanence) via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ |
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Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
surface form:
Historia Ierosolimitana
|
to provide a more polished version of Gesta Francorum via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
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Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
surface form:
Historia Hierosolymitana
|
to provide a more elevated account of the First Crusade via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
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Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
surface form:
Historia Hierosolymitana
|
to moralize the events of the First Crusade via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ |
| The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue | to entertain ⓘ |
| The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue | to instruct ⓘ |
| The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue | to provoke moral reflection ⓘ |
| Maggie Johnson | to critique moralistic attitudes toward the poor via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| Lysicles | to exemplify the attitudes of contemporary free-thinkers criticized by Berkeley via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ |
| Mrs. Barker | vehicle for satire of American Dream ideology via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| Lord Copper | satirize Fleet Street journalism via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| John Courteney Boot | critique of press sensationalism via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ |
| John Courteney Boot | satire of literary pretension via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ |
| Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of the Honourable Col. James Gardiner | edification ⓘ |
| Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of the Honourable Col. James Gardiner | spiritual encouragement ⓘ |
| Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) | to commemorate martyrs ⓘ |
| Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) | to encourage perseverance in faith ⓘ |
| Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) | to provide models of Christian virtue ⓘ |
| Monsieur Teste | critique of ordinary psychology via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| Monsieur Teste | exploration of a purely mental life via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament | to adapt Psalms for Christian worship via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |
| The Prince’s Progress | moral and spiritual warning about delay via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ |