Scottish literature
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Scottish literature is the body of written works associated with Scotland, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama in Scots, Gaelic, and English that reflect the nation’s history, culture, and identity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish literature canonical | 7 |
| Scottish makars | 2 |
| Lowland Scots literature | 1 |
| Middle Scots literature | 1 |
| Scottish poetry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1291896 — 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.
Target entity: Scottish literature Context triple: [Loch Lomond, hasCulturalReference, Scottish literature]
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Literature Wales
Literature Wales is the national company for the development and promotion of literature in Wales, supporting writers, readers, and literary culture across the country.
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Victorian literature
Victorian literature refers to the body of English writing produced during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), characterized by social realism, moral concern, and the exploration of rapid industrial and scientific change.
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Scots
Scots is a West Germanic language historically spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster, closely related to English but with its own distinct vocabulary, grammar, and literary tradition.
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Anglo-Saxon literature
Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
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The Scots
The Scots is a nickname for the Scots Guards, an elite infantry regiment of the British Army with a long and distinguished history of service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Scottish literature Target entity description: Scottish literature is the body of written works associated with Scotland, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama in Scots, Gaelic, and English that reflect the nation’s history, culture, and identity.
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A.
Literature Wales
Literature Wales is the national company for the development and promotion of literature in Wales, supporting writers, readers, and literary culture across the country.
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B.
Victorian literature
Victorian literature refers to the body of English writing produced during Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), characterized by social realism, moral concern, and the exploration of rapid industrial and scientific change.
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C.
Scots
Scots is a West Germanic language historically spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster, closely related to English but with its own distinct vocabulary, grammar, and literary tradition.
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D.
Anglo-Saxon literature
Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
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E.
The Scots
The Scots is a nickname for the Scots Guards, an elite infantry regiment of the British Army with a long and distinguished history of service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national literature ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Scottish Enlightenment
ⓘ
Scottish Renaissance ⓘ Scottish Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish literary revival
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| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Scottish drama
ⓘ
Scottish literature self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish poetry
Scottish prose ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
Gothic literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Gothic
Scottish Renaissance poetry ⓘ Tartan Noir ⓘ historical novel ⓘ kailyard school fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Celtic tradition
ⓘ
Highland culture ⓘ Lowland culture ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Alasdair Gray
ⓘ
Ali Smith ⓘ Edwin Morgan ⓘ Hugh MacDiarmid ⓘ Iain M. Banks ⓘ
surface form:
Iain Banks
Irvine Welsh ⓘ Jackie Kay ⓘ James Hogg ⓘ James Kelman ⓘ John Buchan ⓘ Lewis Grassic Gibbon ⓘ Liz Lochhead ⓘ Muriel Spark ⓘ Nan Shepherd ⓘ Neil M. Gunn ⓘ Norman MacCaig ⓘ Robert Burns ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ Sorley MacLean ⓘ Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
surface form:
Walter Scott
|
| period |
Enlightenment Scottish literature
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Renaissance Scottish literature ⓘ Romantic Scottish literature ⓘ Victorian Scottish literature ⓘ contemporary Scottish literature ⓘ medieval Scottish literature ⓘ modern Scottish literature ⓘ |
| reflects |
Scottish culture
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Scottish history ⓘ Scottish identity ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
Scottish studies ⓘ |
| studiedAs | academic discipline ⓘ |
| tradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Scottish literature Description of subject: Scottish literature is the body of written works associated with Scotland, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama in Scots, Gaelic, and English that reflect the nation’s history, culture, and identity.
Referenced by (12)
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