The Lyre of Orpheus
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The Lyre of Orpheus is a novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies that blends erudite humor, mythic allusion, and academic satire as it follows the complications surrounding the completion of an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Lyre of Orpheus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17924612 — 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 Lyre of Orpheus Context triple: [Robertson Davies, notableWork, The Lyre of Orpheus]
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The Song of Orpheus
The Song of Orpheus is a story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman universe that reimagines the myth of Orpheus and explores themes of love, loss, and the burden of immortality.
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B.
The Rhapsode
The Rhapsode is a character in "The Babylonian Story," likely portrayed as a storyteller or reciter central to conveying the narrative’s events or themes.
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Le Testament d’Orphée
Le Testament d’Orphée is a 1960 avant-garde French film, written, directed by, and starring Jean Cocteau, that serves as his surreal, self-reflective cinematic farewell.
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D.
The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a science fiction and fantasy short story collection by Ray Bradbury, showcasing his lyrical style and imaginative exploration of technology, humanity, and the unknown.
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E.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus is a celebrated cycle of 55 sonnets by Rainer Maria Rilke that meditates on art, death, and transformation through the mythic figure of Orpheus.
- 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 Lyre of Orpheus Target entity description: The Lyre of Orpheus is a novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies that blends erudite humor, mythic allusion, and academic satire as it follows the complications surrounding the completion of an unfinished opera by E.T.A. Hoffmann.
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A.
The Song of Orpheus
The Song of Orpheus is a story from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman universe that reimagines the myth of Orpheus and explores themes of love, loss, and the burden of immortality.
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B.
The Rhapsode
The Rhapsode is a character in "The Babylonian Story," likely portrayed as a storyteller or reciter central to conveying the narrative’s events or themes.
-
C.
Le Testament d’Orphée
Le Testament d’Orphée is a 1960 avant-garde French film, written, directed by, and starring Jean Cocteau, that serves as his surreal, self-reflective cinematic farewell.
-
D.
The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a science fiction and fantasy short story collection by Ray Bradbury, showcasing his lyrical style and imaginative exploration of technology, humanity, and the unknown.
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E.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus is a celebrated cycle of 55 sonnets by Rainer Maria Rilke that meditates on art, death, and transformation through the mythic figure of Orpheus.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.