Triple
T6426140
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gregory Rabassa |
E128061
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
"If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents"
"If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" is a memoir and reflection on the art and practice of literary translation by renowned translator Gregory Rabassa, exploring his experiences translating major Latin American authors.
|
E592939
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" | Statement: [Gregory Rabassa, notableWork, "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" Context triple: [Gregory Rabassa, notableWork, "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents"]
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A.
The Task of the Translator
The Task of the Translator is Walter Benjamin’s influential 1923 essay that theorizes translation as a creative, transformative act revealing the “afterlife” of literary works rather than merely reproducing their meaning.
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B.
"Why Translation Matters"
"Why Translation Matters" is a book by renowned literary translator Edith Grossman that argues for the artistic and cultural importance of literary translation.
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C.
PEN Declaration on Translation Rights
The PEN Declaration on Translation Rights is an ethical charter by PEN International that outlines principles to protect and promote the rights, freedoms, and fair treatment of literary translators worldwide.
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D.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
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E.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" Triple: [Gregory Rabassa, notableWork, "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents"]
Generated description
"If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" is a memoir and reflection on the art and practice of literary translation by renowned translator Gregory Rabassa, exploring his experiences translating major Latin American authors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" Target entity description: "If This Be Treason: Translation and Its Dyscontents" is a memoir and reflection on the art and practice of literary translation by renowned translator Gregory Rabassa, exploring his experiences translating major Latin American authors.
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A.
The Task of the Translator
The Task of the Translator is Walter Benjamin’s influential 1923 essay that theorizes translation as a creative, transformative act revealing the “afterlife” of literary works rather than merely reproducing their meaning.
-
B.
"Why Translation Matters"
"Why Translation Matters" is a book by renowned literary translator Edith Grossman that argues for the artistic and cultural importance of literary translation.
-
C.
PEN Declaration on Translation Rights
The PEN Declaration on Translation Rights is an ethical charter by PEN International that outlines principles to protect and promote the rights, freedoms, and fair treatment of literary translators worldwide.
-
D.
The Dream of a Common Language
The Dream of a Common Language is a landmark 1978 poetry collection by Adrienne Rich that explores feminist, lesbian, and political themes through formally innovative and emotionally intense verse.
-
E.
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics
In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics is a seminal collection of essays by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that helped shape postcolonial theory, feminist criticism, and deconstructive literary studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69c00838de888190af2eec0b80495efa |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0691f944c81909d4e5d8ef9e494b6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c640e339108190bbb74c688de574cc |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c644a514f48190832bd628a071be46 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c64527d1f88190b3b6f9a455f4ffce |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:43 p.m.