Le Contrat de mariage
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Le Contrat de mariage is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of ambition, social climbing, and the complexities of marriage contracts in Restoration-era France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Le Contrat de mariage canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12960126 — 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: Le Contrat de mariage Context triple: [Eugène de Rastignac, appearsIn, Le Contrat de mariage]
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A.
Le Mariage
Le Mariage is a comic novel by Diane Johnson that satirically explores Franco-American cultural clashes through the story of an impending Parisian wedding.
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B.
Du mariage
Du mariage is a sociological and philosophical essay by French statesman Léon Blum examining the institution of marriage, its moral foundations, and its role in modern society.
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C.
L’École des maris
L’École des maris is a 1661 comedic play by Molière that satirizes authoritarian guardianship and contrasting attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.
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D.
La Paix du ménage
La Paix du ménage is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that portrays Parisian high society and domestic intrigue, later collected as part of his larger work La Comédie humaine.
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E.
The Marriage
"The Marriage" is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, who was active during the early 3rd century BCE and associated with the New Comedy tradition.
- 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: Le Contrat de mariage Target entity description: Le Contrat de mariage is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of ambition, social climbing, and the complexities of marriage contracts in Restoration-era France.
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A.
Le Mariage
Le Mariage is a comic novel by Diane Johnson that satirically explores Franco-American cultural clashes through the story of an impending Parisian wedding.
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B.
Du mariage
Du mariage is a sociological and philosophical essay by French statesman Léon Blum examining the institution of marriage, its moral foundations, and its role in modern society.
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C.
L’École des maris
L’École des maris is a 1661 comedic play by Molière that satirizes authoritarian guardianship and contrasting attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.
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D.
La Paix du ménage
La Paix du ménage is a short story by Honoré de Balzac that portrays Parisian high society and domestic intrigue, later collected as part of his larger work La Comédie humaine.
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E.
The Marriage
"The Marriage" is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, who was active during the early 3rd century BCE and associated with the New Comedy tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cycle | Scènes de la vie privée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
French literature
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realist novel ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
economic interests in marriage
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marriage law ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class mobility
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marital negotiation ⓘ parental authority ⓘ |
| includedIn | Scènes de la vie privée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Contrat de mariage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | early works of La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Restoration-era France ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
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bourgeois society ⓘ family relations ⓘ legal manipulation ⓘ marriage contracts ⓘ money and inheritance ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Contrat de mariage Description of subject: Le Contrat de mariage is an 1835 novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of ambition, social climbing, and the complexities of marriage contracts in Restoration-era France.
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