The Singer of Tales
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The Singer of Tales is a seminal work of oral-formulaic theory in which Albert Lord analyzes how traditional epic poets compose and transmit oral poetry.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19133853 — 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: The Singer of Tales Context triple: [Albert Lord, notableWork, The Singer of Tales]
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A.
Mythologies
Mythologies is a seminal 1957 collection of essays by Roland Barthes that analyzes contemporary French popular culture through the lens of semiotics and myth.
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B.
Olonkho epic
The Olonkho epic is a traditional heroic narrative cycle of the Sakha (Yakut) people, renowned for its complex mythology, poetic language, and performance-based storytelling.
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C.
The Age of Bronze
The Age of Bronze is a famous early sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting a life-sized nude male figure in a naturalistic, contemplative pose.
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D.
Epic Cycle
The Epic Cycle is a collection of ancient Greek epic poems that together narrate the full mythological saga of the Trojan War and its aftermath beyond what is covered in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
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E.
River of the Geats
River of the Geats is the English meaning of the Swedish river name "Göta älv," referring to the river associated with the Geatish people of southern Scandinavia.
- 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 Singer of Tales Target entity description: The Singer of Tales is a seminal work of oral-formulaic theory in which Albert Lord analyzes how traditional epic poets compose and transmit oral poetry.
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A.
Mythologies
Mythologies is a seminal 1957 collection of essays by Roland Barthes that analyzes contemporary French popular culture through the lens of semiotics and myth.
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B.
Olonkho epic
The Olonkho epic is a traditional heroic narrative cycle of the Sakha (Yakut) people, renowned for its complex mythology, poetic language, and performance-based storytelling.
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C.
The Age of Bronze
The Age of Bronze is a famous early sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting a life-sized nude male figure in a naturalistic, contemplative pose.
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D.
Epic Cycle
The Epic Cycle is a collection of ancient Greek epic poems that together narrate the full mythological saga of the Trojan War and its aftermath beyond what is covered in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
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E.
River of the Geats
River of the Geats is the English meaning of the Swedish river name "Göta älv," referring to the river associated with the Geatish people of southern Scandinavia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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