William Caxton's The History of Reynard the Fox
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William Caxton's *The History of Reynard the Fox* is a 15th-century English prose adaptation of the medieval European beast epic about the trickster fox Reynard, notable as one of the earliest substantial works printed in English.
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| William Caxton's The History of Reynard the Fox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15200132 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Caxton's The History of Reynard the Fox Context triple: [Reynard, influencedWork, William Caxton's The History of Reynard the Fox]
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John Lydgate's Fall of Princes
John Lydgate's *Fall of Princes* is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and legendary figures as moral exempla of the instability of worldly fortune.
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B.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is the lavishly illustrated 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of Chaucer’s writings, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in book design and printing.
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C.
The Life and Times of Chaucer
The Life and Times of Chaucer is a biographical and historical study by John Gardner that explores the life, works, and medieval world of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
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D.
The Kelmscott Chaucer
The Kelmscott Chaucer is the lavish 1896 edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s works designed by William Morris and illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in bookmaking.
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E.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
- 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: William Caxton's The History of Reynard the Fox Target entity description: William Caxton's *The History of Reynard the Fox* is a 15th-century English prose adaptation of the medieval European beast epic about the trickster fox Reynard, notable as one of the earliest substantial works printed in English.
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A.
John Lydgate's Fall of Princes
John Lydgate's *Fall of Princes* is a lengthy 15th-century Middle English poem that recounts the tragic downfalls of famous historical and legendary figures as moral exempla of the instability of worldly fortune.
-
B.
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is the lavishly illustrated 1896 Kelmscott Press edition of Chaucer’s writings, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in book design and printing.
-
C.
The Life and Times of Chaucer
The Life and Times of Chaucer is a biographical and historical study by John Gardner that explores the life, works, and medieval world of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer.
-
D.
The Kelmscott Chaucer
The Kelmscott Chaucer is the lavish 1896 edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s works designed by William Morris and illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, celebrated as one of the finest achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement in bookmaking.
-
E.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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