The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife
E307915
"The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores marital tension, moral conflict, and emotional distance through a terse, understated narrative style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife canonical | 4 |
| the doctor’s wife | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2880988 — 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 Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife Context triple: [In Our Time, hasPart, The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife]
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A.
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques medical ethics and the social values surrounding healthcare and artistic genius.
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B.
The Doctor Came at Dawn
The Doctor Came at Dawn is a stark, minimalist 1996 indie folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, known for its dark, introspective songwriting and lo-fi production.
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C.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
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D.
"The Doctor and the Soul"
"The Doctor and the Soul" is a seminal book by Viktor Frankl that explores his logotherapy approach, emphasizing the human search for meaning as central to psychological healing and existential fulfillment.
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E.
The House of Dr. Edwardes
The House of Dr. Edwardes is a 1927 psychological thriller novel by Francis Beeding that blends mystery and psychiatry, later famously adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Spellbound."
- 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 Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife Target entity description: "The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores marital tension, moral conflict, and emotional distance through a terse, understated narrative style.
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A.
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques medical ethics and the social values surrounding healthcare and artistic genius.
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B.
The Doctor Came at Dawn
The Doctor Came at Dawn is a stark, minimalist 1996 indie folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, known for its dark, introspective songwriting and lo-fi production.
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C.
The Doctor's Visit
"The Doctor's Visit" is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic scene involving a physician and his patient, often interpreted as a satirical commentary on love sickness and medical practice.
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D.
"The Doctor and the Soul"
"The Doctor and the Soul" is a seminal book by Viktor Frankl that explores his logotherapy approach, emphasizing the human search for meaning as central to psychological healing and existential fulfillment.
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E.
The House of Dr. Edwardes
The House of Dr. Edwardes is a 1927 psychological thriller novel by Francis Beeding that blends mystery and psychiatry, later famously adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Spellbound."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorOf | The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| explores |
authority and resistance
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conflict avoidance ⓘ masculinity ⓘ power imbalance in marriage ⓘ repressed emotions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
the doctor
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The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
the doctor’s wife
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| focusesOn |
ethical dilemmas
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family dynamics ⓘ marital relationship ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural environment ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife self-link ⓘ |
| hasTone |
restrained
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subtle ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
terse
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understated ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional distance
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marital tension ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
minimalist dialogue
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subtext-driven narration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife Description of subject: "The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores marital tension, moral conflict, and emotional distance through a terse, understated narrative style.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife
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featuresCharacter
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The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
the doctor’s wife
The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife
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creatorOf
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The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife
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subject surface form:
Ernest Hemingway