Western novel The Big Country
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Western novel "The Big Country" is a mid-20th-century American frontier drama best known for its sweeping depiction of ranching conflicts and the clash between rugged individualism and emerging modern values.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Country (novel) | 1 |
| Western novel The Big Country canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1728320 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western novel The Big Country Context triple: [Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier, notableFor, Western novel The Big Country]
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The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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B.
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
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C.
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film that chronicles several generations of a pioneer family as they journey across and help shape the American frontier.
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Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather that portrays the struggles and triumphs of a Swedish-American pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie, often cited as a classic of American frontier literature.
- 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: Western novel The Big Country Target entity description: Western novel "The Big Country" is a mid-20th-century American frontier drama best known for its sweeping depiction of ranching conflicts and the clash between rugged individualism and emerging modern values.
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A.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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B.
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 is a classic 1950 American Western film starring James Stewart, renowned for its innovative focus on a prized rifle that links multiple characters and stories.
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C.
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film that chronicles several generations of a pioneer family as they journey across and help shape the American frontier.
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D.
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is a 1962 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, celebrated for its elegiac tone and exploration of aging lawmen facing a changing frontier.
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E.
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather that portrays the struggles and triumphs of a Swedish-American pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie, often cited as a classic of American frontier literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novel
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Western novel ⓘ film adaptation ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| audience | adult readers ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Big Country ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
land and water rights disputes
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ranch life ⓘ range wars ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Big Country (1958 film)
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linked to:
The Big Country
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| hasMotif |
family rivalry
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honor and pride ⓘ rugged individualism ⓘ transition to modern society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | mid-20th century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
clash between rugged individualism and modern values
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ranching conflicts ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | American frontier drama ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | classic Western narrative ⓘ |
| portrays |
changing social values
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codes of masculinity ⓘ conflict between cattle ranchers ⓘ frontier justice ⓘ |
| setting | American frontier ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western novel The Big Country Description of subject: Western novel "The Big Country" is a mid-20th-century American frontier drama best known for its sweeping depiction of ranching conflicts and the clash between rugged individualism and emerging modern values.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Western novel The Big Country