The Buke of the Howlat
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The Buke of the Howlat is a 15th-century Middle Scots allegorical poem, traditionally attributed to Richard Holland, that satirically explores themes of pride and vanity through the story of a discontented owl.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Buke of the Howlat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23262886 — 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: The Buke of the Howlat Context triple: [Scottish Chaucerianism, hasPart, The Buke of the Howlat]
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Kitāb al-Khayl
Kitāb al-Khayl is a classical Arabic work traditionally attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi that focuses on horses, their terminology, and related lore in early Arab culture.
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B.
The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy
The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy is a landmark modern Greek poetic cycle by Kostis Palamas that explores national identity, history, and the human condition through the figure of a wandering gypsy.
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C.
The Lisan al-Gaib
The Lisan al-Gaib is the prophesied messianic figure among the Fremen in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe, believed to lead them to freedom and transform the desert world of Arrakis.
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D.
The Three Mulla-Mulgars
The Three Mulla-Mulgars is a 1910 fantasy novel by Walter de la Mare that follows three monkey brothers on a perilous, dreamlike journey through enchanted lands.
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E.
The Book of the Beasts
The Book of the Beasts is a science fiction novel by British author Ian Watson, known for its inventive exploration of alien life and philosophical themes.
- 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 Buke of the Howlat Target entity description: The Buke of the Howlat is a 15th-century Middle Scots allegorical poem, traditionally attributed to Richard Holland, that satirically explores themes of pride and vanity through the story of a discontented owl.
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A.
Kitāb al-Khayl
Kitāb al-Khayl is a classical Arabic work traditionally attributed to the philologist al-Asmaʿi that focuses on horses, their terminology, and related lore in early Arab culture.
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B.
The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy
The Twelve Lays of the Gypsy is a landmark modern Greek poetic cycle by Kostis Palamas that explores national identity, history, and the human condition through the figure of a wandering gypsy.
-
C.
The Lisan al-Gaib
The Lisan al-Gaib is the prophesied messianic figure among the Fremen in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe, believed to lead them to freedom and transform the desert world of Arrakis.
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D.
The Three Mulla-Mulgars
The Three Mulla-Mulgars is a 1910 fantasy novel by Walter de la Mare that follows three monkey brothers on a perilous, dreamlike journey through enchanted lands.
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E.
The Book of the Beasts
The Book of the Beasts is a science fiction novel by British author Ian Watson, known for its inventive exploration of alien life and philosophical themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.