Quarrels of Authors

E348898

book literary history non-fiction book

Quarrels of Authors is a historical and anecdotal work by Isaac D'Israeli that explores the disputes, rivalries, and personal conflicts of writers and literary figures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pope–Cibber literary feud	1
Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns	1
Quarrels of Authors canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3320890 — 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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Target entity: Quarrels of Authors
Context triple: [Isaac D'Israeli, notableWork, Quarrels of Authors]

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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Quarrels of Authors
Target entity description: Quarrels of Authors is a historical and anecdotal work by Isaac D'Israeli that explores the disputes, rivalries, and personal conflicts of writers and literary figures.

A. The Encyclopedists
"The Encyclopedists" is a science fiction story by Isaac Asimov set in his Foundation universe, focusing on a group of scholars whose faith in pure knowledge is challenged by the political and social realities of a collapsing Galactic Empire.
B. Giuria dei Letterati
Giuria dei Letterati is the panel of literary experts and critics responsible for evaluating works and awarding the prestigious Italian Campiello Prize.
C. Voltaire’s Bastards
Voltaire’s Bastards is a non-fiction book by John Ralston Saul that critiques the dominance of rationalist technocracy in modern Western society and its corrosive effects on democracy and human values.
D. Monday; or, The Squabble
"Monday; or, The Squabble" is a mock-pastoral poem by John Gay, forming one section of his satirical cycle The Shepherd's Week that parodies the conventions of classical pastoral poetry.
E. The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ literary history ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
aim	to illustrate the passions and weaknesses of authors ⓘ to provide moral and psychological observations on writers ⓘ
author	Isaac D'Israeli ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
describes	lawsuits involving literary property ⓘ pamphlet wars and public controversies ⓘ political and religious disputes between authors ⓘ professional jealousy among writers ⓘ
genre	anecdotal literature ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ literary history ⓘ
hasPart	accounts of legal and personal disputes ⓘ anecdotes about literary feuds ⓘ historical case studies of authors ⓘ reflections on the character of authors ⓘ
historicalScope	English literary culture ⓘ European literary culture ⓘ
influenced	biographical approaches to literary criticism ⓘ later studies of literary quarrels ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier biographical dictionaries of authors ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers of historical anecdotes ⓘ readers interested in literary history ⓘ students of literature ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	essay collection ⓘ
literaryPeriodDiscussed	18th-century literature ⓘ 19th-century literature ⓘ early modern literature ⓘ
mainTheme	disputes between writers ⓘ personal conflicts of authors ⓘ rivalries among literary figures ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
movement	Romantic-era literary scholarship ⓘ
notableFor	exploration of conflicts among writers ⓘ insights into literary culture ⓘ use of biographical anecdotes ⓘ
relatedWork	Curiosities of Literature ⓘ
subject	authorial rivalry ⓘ authors ⓘ biographical anecdotes ⓘ literary disputes ⓘ literary history ⓘ literary quarrels ⓘ
tone	anecdotal ⓘ historical ⓘ reflective ⓘ

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Isaac D'Israeli → notableWork → Quarrels of Authors ⓘ

The Dunciad → associatedWith → Pope–Cibber literary feud ⓘ

linked to: Quarrels of Authors

The Battle of the Books → associatedWith → Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns ⓘ