Lancelot
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Lancelot is a 1977 novel by American author Walker Percy that explores themes of morality, sin, and modern alienation through the obsessive reflections of its troubled protagonist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lancelot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13561346 — 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: Lancelot Context triple: [Walker Percy, notableWork, Lancelot]
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A.
Lancelot
Lancelot is the codename of Roxy Morton, a skilled Kingsman agent in the "Kingsman" film series.
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B.
Lancelot de Carle
Lancelot de Carle was a 16th-century French diplomat, poet, and cleric best known for his eyewitness verse account of the fall and execution of Anne Boleyn.
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C.
Sir Lancelot
Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.
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D.
Gauvain
Gauvain is a noble and idealistic young revolutionary who serves as one of the central figures in Victor Hugo’s novel "Quatrevingt-treize," embodying the moral and political conflicts of the French Revolution.
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E.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
- 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: Lancelot Target entity description: Lancelot is a 1977 novel by American author Walker Percy that explores themes of morality, sin, and modern alienation through the obsessive reflections of its troubled protagonist.
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A.
Lancelot
Lancelot is the codename of Roxy Morton, a skilled Kingsman agent in the "Kingsman" film series.
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B.
Lancelot de Carle
Lancelot de Carle was a 16th-century French diplomat, poet, and cleric best known for his eyewitness verse account of the fall and execution of Anne Boleyn.
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C.
Sir Lancelot
Sir Lancelot is one of the most famous Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, renowned for his unmatched prowess in battle and his tragic love affair with Queen Guinevere.
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D.
Gauvain
Gauvain is a noble and idealistic young revolutionary who serves as one of the central figures in Victor Hugo’s novel "Quatrevingt-treize," embodying the moral and political conflicts of the French Revolution.
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E.
Lancelot Heath
Lancelot Heath is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Heath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresConcept |
disillusionment with modernity
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moral corruption ⓘ quest for purity ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Gothic
novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Elgin
ⓘ
Father John ⓘ Lancelot Lamar ⓘ Margot Lamar ⓘ Raul ⓘ
linked to:
Raúl
|
| hasISBN | 9780374180575 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
modern alienation
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morality ⓘ obsession ⓘ sexuality ⓘ sin ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | monologue to a silent listener ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lancelot Lamar ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lancelot Description of subject: Lancelot is a 1977 novel by American author Walker Percy that explores themes of morality, sin, and modern alienation through the obsessive reflections of its troubled protagonist.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.