Triple
T12831802
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | History as a Novel, the Novel as History |
E306804
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entity |
| Predicate | partOfFullTitle |
P5298
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FINISHED |
| Object | The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History |
E306804
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History | Statement: [History as a Novel, the Novel as History, partOfFullTitle, The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Context triple: [History as a Novel, the Novel as History, partOfFullTitle, The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History]
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A.
History as a Novel, the Novel as History
chosen
"History as a Novel, the Novel as History" is the subtitle of Norman Mailer’s nonfiction work *The Armies of the Night*, highlighting its blend of historical reportage and novelistic narrative.
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B.
The Practice of History
The Practice of History is a seminal methodological work in which historian Sir Geoffrey Elton defends traditional, evidence-based archival scholarship and critiques theoretical and speculative approaches to writing history.
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C.
Not by Fact Alone: Essays on the Writing and Reading of History
Not by Fact Alone: Essays on the Writing and Reading of History is a collection of reflective essays by historian John Clive that explores how history is written, interpreted, and understood beyond mere factual narration.
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D.
The Writing of History
The Writing of History is a seminal work by Michel de Certeau that critically examines how historical narratives are constructed, emphasizing the interplay between power, discourse, and the practice of writing history.
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E.
The Making of a Historian
The Making of a Historian is a reflective work by British historian Sir John H. Plumb in which he examines the craft, development, and responsibilities of the professional historian.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d7bdf52b94819096d6f0ba4ab50a98 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96fb0bb208190bdc4d3dc7909be06 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68ed8d20081908e0fb5262b354cab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:34 p.m.