Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians
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"Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians" is a critical study by literary scholar Hugh Kenner that examines the stylistic innovations and philosophical underpinnings of three major modernist writers—Gustave Flaubert, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20979193 — 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)
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Target entity: Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians Context triple: [Hugh Kenner, notableWork, Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians]
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The Art of Fiction
The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
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The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
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The Pleasure of the Text
The Pleasure of the Text is a seminal 1973 work of literary theory by Roland Barthes that explores the erotic, playful, and subjective dimensions of reading and textual enjoyment.
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Joyce’s Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake
Joyce’s Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake is a philosophical and literary study by Philip Kitcher that offers an accessible guide to understanding and appreciating James Joyce’s notoriously complex novel Finnegans Wake.
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Samuel Beckett’s trilogy
Samuel Beckett’s trilogy is a landmark sequence of three modernist novels—Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—known for their bleak humor, experimental style, and exploration of identity and existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians Target entity description: "Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett: The Stoic Comedians" is a critical study by literary scholar Hugh Kenner that examines the stylistic innovations and philosophical underpinnings of three major modernist writers—Gustave Flaubert, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett.
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A.
The Art of Fiction
The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
-
B.
The Theory of the Novel
The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
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C.
The Pleasure of the Text
The Pleasure of the Text is a seminal 1973 work of literary theory by Roland Barthes that explores the erotic, playful, and subjective dimensions of reading and textual enjoyment.
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D.
Joyce’s Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake
Joyce’s Kaleidoscope: An Invitation to Finnegans Wake is a philosophical and literary study by Philip Kitcher that offers an accessible guide to understanding and appreciating James Joyce’s notoriously complex novel Finnegans Wake.
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E.
Samuel Beckett’s trilogy
Samuel Beckett’s trilogy is a landmark sequence of three modernist novels—Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable—known for their bleak humor, experimental style, and exploration of identity and existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
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