The Green Carnation
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The Green Carnation is an 1894 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that thinly veils and parodies the personalities and aesthetic movement surrounding Oscar Wilde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Green Carnation canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13037003 — 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 Green Carnation Context triple: [Robert Hichens, notableWork, The Green Carnation]
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A.
The For Carnation
The For Carnation is an American indie rock band formed by former members of the influential post-rock group Slint, known for its slow, atmospheric, and minimalist sound.
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B.
The Scarlet Thread
The Scarlet Thread is a Christian historical romance novel by Francine Rivers that intertwines the lives of two women across time to explore themes of faith, redemption, and God’s sovereignty.
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C.
The Crimson Field
The Crimson Field is a British period drama television series set during World War I that follows the lives of nurses and soldiers in a field hospital in France.
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D.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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E.
The Green Branch
"The Green Branch" is a notable poetry collection by Russian poet and translator Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his lyrical and philosophical style.
- 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 Green Carnation Target entity description: The Green Carnation is an 1894 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that thinly veils and parodies the personalities and aesthetic movement surrounding Oscar Wilde.
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A.
The For Carnation
The For Carnation is an American indie rock band formed by former members of the influential post-rock group Slint, known for its slow, atmospheric, and minimalist sound.
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B.
The Scarlet Thread
The Scarlet Thread is a Christian historical romance novel by Francine Rivers that intertwines the lives of two women across time to explore themes of faith, redemption, and God’s sovereignty.
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C.
The Crimson Field
The Crimson Field is a British period drama television series set during World War I that follows the lives of nurses and soldiers in a field hospital in France.
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D.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
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E.
The Green Branch
"The Green Branch" is a notable poetry collection by Russian poet and translator Arseny Tarkovsky, reflecting his lyrical and philosophical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oscar Wilde
ⓘ
fin de siècle literature ⓘ |
| author | Robert Hichens ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | roman à clef about Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| genre |
roman à clef
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Esmé Amarinth
ⓘ
Lord Reggie Hastings ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | Wildean criticism ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | comic novel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Victorian society
ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian culture
art and morality ⓘ homosocial relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aestheticism
ⓘ
decadence ⓘ public scandal ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Lord Alfred Douglas
ⓘ
Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Decadent movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Decadentism
aesthetes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of aestheticism
ⓘ
thinly veiled portrayal of Oscar Wilde ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Oscar Wilde
ⓘ
the aesthetic movement ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| timePeriod | fin de siècle ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | green carnation boutonnière ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Green Carnation Description of subject: The Green Carnation is an 1894 satirical novel by Robert Hichens that thinly veils and parodies the personalities and aesthetic movement surrounding Oscar Wilde.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hichens