Shakespeare apocrypha

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The Shakespeare apocrypha is a collection of plays and writings historically attributed in part or whole to William Shakespeare but whose authorship remains uncertain or disputed.

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Label	Occurrences
Shakespeare Apocrypha	1
Shakespeare apocrypha canonical	1
Shakespeare apocrypha (lost and disputed plays)	1
Shakespearean Roman plays	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shakespeare apocrypha
Context triple: [The Two Noble Kinsmen, includedIn, Shakespeare apocrypha]

A. Prefaces to Shakespeare
Prefaces to Shakespeare is a series of influential critical essays by Harley Granville Barker that offer insightful, theatrical-minded interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays.
B. Shakespeare’s Wife
Shakespeare’s Wife is a controversial feminist study by Germaine Greer that reexamines the life and historical reputation of Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s spouse.
C. Traductions de Shakespeare
Traductions de Shakespeare is François-Victor Hugo’s renowned French translation of William Shakespeare’s plays, celebrated for its literary quality and influence on Shakespeare’s reception in the Francophone world.
D. Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare
"Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare" is a biographical and critical study of William Shakespeare written by the 19th-century American Shakespearean scholar Richard Grant White.
E. A Select Collection of Old Plays
A Select Collection of Old Plays is an influential 18th-century multi-volume anthology that helped preserve and popularize early English drama beyond the works of Shakespeare.
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: Shakespeare apocrypha
Target entity description: The Shakespeare apocrypha is a collection of plays and writings historically attributed in part or whole to William Shakespeare but whose authorship remains uncertain or disputed.

A. Prefaces to Shakespeare
Prefaces to Shakespeare is a series of influential critical essays by Harley Granville Barker that offer insightful, theatrical-minded interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays.
B. Shakespeare’s Wife
Shakespeare’s Wife is a controversial feminist study by Germaine Greer that reexamines the life and historical reputation of Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s spouse.
C. Traductions de Shakespeare
Traductions de Shakespeare is François-Victor Hugo’s renowned French translation of William Shakespeare’s plays, celebrated for its literary quality and influence on Shakespeare’s reception in the Francophone world.
D. Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare
"Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare" is a biographical and critical study of William Shakespeare written by the 19th-century American Shakespearean scholar Richard Grant White.
E. A Select Collection of Old Plays
A Select Collection of Old Plays is an influential 18th-century multi-volume anthology that helped preserve and popularize early English drama beyond the works of Shakespeare.
F. None of above. chosen