United States: Essays 1952–1992
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United States: Essays 1952–1992 is a major collection of Gore Vidal’s nonfiction writings that surveys four decades of American politics, culture, and literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States: Essays 1952–1992 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: United States: Essays 1952–1992 Context triple: [Gore Vidal, notableWork, United States: Essays 1952–1992]
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A.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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B.
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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C.
A Key into the Language of America
A Key into the Language of America is a 1643 book by Roger Williams that serves as one of the earliest English-language studies of Native American languages and cultures in New England.
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D.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
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E.
New American Poetry
New American Poetry is a mid-20th-century American poetic movement and anthology that championed experimental, open-form verse and included groups such as the Black Mountain, Beat, and New York School poets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States: Essays 1952–1992 Target entity description: United States: Essays 1952–1992 is a major collection of Gore Vidal’s nonfiction writings that surveys four decades of American politics, culture, and literature.
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A.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
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B.
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984
In the New World: Growing Up with America, 1960–1984 is a memoir by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that intertwines his coming-of-age story with the social and political transformations of the United States during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
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C.
A Key into the Language of America
A Key into the Language of America is a 1643 book by Roger Williams that serves as one of the earliest English-language studies of Native American languages and cultures in New England.
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D.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
-
E.
New American Poetry
New American Poetry is a mid-20th-century American poetic movement and anthology that championed experimental, open-form verse and included groups such as the Black Mountain, Beat, and New York School poets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Gore Vidal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ political nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Gore Vidal ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of previously published essays ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays by Gore Vidal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | surveying four decades of American politics, culture, and literature ⓘ |
| subject |
American culture
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American literature ⓘ American politics ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1952–1992 ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfAuthor | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: United States: Essays 1952–1992 Description of subject: United States: Essays 1952–1992 is a major collection of Gore Vidal’s nonfiction writings that surveys four decades of American politics, culture, and literature.
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