Joseph Andrews
E166316
Joseph Andrews is a comic novel by Henry Fielding that parodies the sentimental fiction of its time and is considered a foundational work of the English realistic novel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Andrews canonical | 2 |
| Joseph Andrews (1977 film) | 1 |
| Joseph Andrews (fictional character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1438135 — 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: Joseph Andrews Context triple: [Augustan literature, notableWork, Joseph Andrews]
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A.
Ephraim Chambers
Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopedist best known for compiling the influential early 18th-century reference work "Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences."
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B.
Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
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C.
Squire Bracebridge
Squire Bracebridge is a jovial, old-fashioned English country gentleman featured in Washington Irving’s "Bracebridge Hall," known for his hospitality and love of traditional customs.
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D.
Jack Sprat
"Jack Sprat" is an English nursery rhyme character best known for the verse about a man who could eat no fat and his wife who could eat no lean.
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E.
Pepys
Pepys is a notable English surname most famously associated with Samuel Pepys, the 17th-century diarist and naval administrator.
- 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: Joseph Andrews Target entity description: Joseph Andrews is a comic novel by Henry Fielding that parodies the sentimental fiction of its time and is considered a foundational work of the English realistic novel.
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A.
Ephraim Chambers
Ephraim Chambers was an English writer and encyclopedist best known for compiling the influential early 18th-century reference work "Cyclopaedia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences."
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B.
Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
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C.
Squire Bracebridge
Squire Bracebridge is a jovial, old-fashioned English country gentleman featured in Washington Irving’s "Bracebridge Hall," known for his hospitality and love of traditional customs.
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D.
Jack Sprat
"Jack Sprat" is an English nursery rhyme character best known for the verse about a man who could eat no fat and his wife who could eat no lean.
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E.
Pepys
Pepys is a notable English surname most famously associated with Samuel Pepys, the 17th-century diarist and naval administrator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Tony Richardson ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Joseph Andrews
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Andrews (1977 film)
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| author | Henry Fielding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| describedAs | comic epic-poem in prose ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | two volumes ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
ⓘ
comic novel ⓘ picaresque novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | highly influential in development of the English novel ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
ⓘ
Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ |
| hasPreface | authorial preface on the comic epic-poem in prose ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charity and benevolence
ⓘ
class and social hierarchy ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Don Quixote
ⓘ
Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | foundational work of the English realistic novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fanny Goodwill
ⓘ
Joseph Andrews self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Andrews (fictional character)
Lady Booby ⓘ Mrs Slipslop ⓘ Parson Adams ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
ⓘ
sentimental fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | English literature canon ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationDate | 1742 ⓘ |
| publisher | A. Millar ⓘ |
| setting | 18th-century England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Andrews Description of subject: Joseph Andrews is a comic novel by Henry Fielding that parodies the sentimental fiction of its time and is considered a foundational work of the English realistic novel.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joseph Andrews (fictional character)
this entity surface form:
Joseph Andrews (1977 film)