The Mirror and the Lamp
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The Mirror and the Lamp is a seminal work of literary criticism by M. H. Abrams that contrasts mimetic and expressive theories of art to explain the shift from neoclassical to Romantic aesthetics.
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| The Mirror and the Lamp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16007245 — 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 Mirror and the Lamp Context triple: [Meyer Howard Abrams, notableWork, The Mirror and the Lamp]
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A.
Lectures on the English Poets
Lectures on the English Poets is a series of critical essays by William Hazlitt that analyze and celebrate major English poets from Chaucer to his contemporaries.
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B.
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
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C.
The Well Wrought Urn
The Well Wrought Urn is a seminal work of literary criticism by Cleanth Brooks that helped define and popularize the principles of New Criticism through close readings of English poetry.
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D.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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E.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
- 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 Mirror and the Lamp Target entity description: The Mirror and the Lamp is a seminal work of literary criticism by M. H. Abrams that contrasts mimetic and expressive theories of art to explain the shift from neoclassical to Romantic aesthetics.
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A.
Lectures on the English Poets
Lectures on the English Poets is a series of critical essays by William Hazlitt that analyze and celebrate major English poets from Chaucer to his contemporaries.
-
B.
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets is Samuel Johnson’s major biographical and critical study of 17th- and 18th-century English poets, influential for its incisive literary judgments and character portraits.
-
C.
The Well Wrought Urn
The Well Wrought Urn is a seminal work of literary criticism by Cleanth Brooks that helped define and popularize the principles of New Criticism through close readings of English poetry.
-
D.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
-
E.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
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