Poetaster
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Poetaster is a satirical play by Ben Jonson that lampoons rival dramatists and poets in the Elizabethan theatrical world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poetaster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19728229 — 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: Poetaster Context triple: [War of the Theatres, mainWork, Poetaster]
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A.
The Frogs
The Frogs is a classical Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirically depicts a journey to the underworld to critique Athenian drama and politics.
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B.
All for Hecuba
All for Hecuba is a theatrical memoir by Irish actor and playwright Micheál Mac Liammóir, reflecting on his life in the theatre and his experiences on stage.
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C.
The Suspended Odes
The Suspended Odes are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic poems, traditionally said to have been so esteemed that they were hung on the walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
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D.
Bacchae
Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
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E.
Dionysiaca
Dionysiaca is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Nonnus of Panopolis, that recounts the life, exploits, and triumphs of the god Dionysus in 48 books.
- 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: Poetaster Target entity description: Poetaster is a satirical play by Ben Jonson that lampoons rival dramatists and poets in the Elizabethan theatrical world.
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A.
The Frogs
The Frogs is a classical Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirically depicts a journey to the underworld to critique Athenian drama and politics.
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B.
All for Hecuba
All for Hecuba is a theatrical memoir by Irish actor and playwright Micheál Mac Liammóir, reflecting on his life in the theatre and his experiences on stage.
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C.
The Suspended Odes
The Suspended Odes are a celebrated collection of pre-Islamic Arabic poems, traditionally said to have been so esteemed that they were hung on the walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
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D.
Bacchae
Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
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E.
Dionysiaca
Dionysiaca is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Nonnus of Panopolis, that recounts the life, exploits, and triumphs of the god Dionysus in 48 books.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.