Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue
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Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue is an 18th-century French libertine novel that follows a relentlessly persecuted virtuous heroine to explore themes of morality, vice, and cruelty in a starkly provocative and philosophical manner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue Context triple: [Marquis de Sade, notableWork, Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue]
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Julie, or the New Heloise
Julie, or the New Heloise is an epistolary novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that explores themes of love, virtue, and social convention through the tragic relationship between a noblewoman and her tutor.
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Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams is a 1794 novel by William Godwin that combines political critique with a suspenseful narrative about persecution, power, and social injustice in late 18th-century England.
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C.
La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret
La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores religious fervor, sexuality, and guilt through the tragic story of a young priest torn between his faith and earthly desire.
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D.
L’École des femmes
L’École des femmes is a 1662 comedic play by Molière that satirizes male jealousy and the social constraints placed on women in 17th-century French society.
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E.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
- 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: Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue Target entity description: Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue is an 18th-century French libertine novel that follows a relentlessly persecuted virtuous heroine to explore themes of morality, vice, and cruelty in a starkly provocative and philosophical manner.
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A.
Julie, or the New Heloise
Julie, or the New Heloise is an epistolary novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that explores themes of love, virtue, and social convention through the tragic relationship between a noblewoman and her tutor.
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B.
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams
Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams is a 1794 novel by William Godwin that combines political critique with a suspenseful narrative about persecution, power, and social injustice in late 18th-century England.
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C.
La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret
La Faute de l’Abbé Mouret is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores religious fervor, sexuality, and guilt through the tragic story of a young priest torn between his faith and earthly desire.
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D.
L’École des femmes
L’École des femmes is a 1662 comedic play by Molière that satirizes male jealousy and the social constraints placed on women in 17th-century French society.
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E.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French novel
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libertine novel ⓘ novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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theatre ⓘ |
| author | Marquis de Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned in several countries ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
blasphemy
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depictions of sadism ⓘ explicit sexual content ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| expandedAs | La Nouvelle Justine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Jean-Jacques Pauvert (modern critical edition) ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic literature
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gothic fiction ⓘ libertine literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Juliette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern erotic literature
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surrealist writers ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | classic of libertine literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Justine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
corruption of authority figures
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persecution of virtue ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | Justine (1969 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Justine, ou les Malheurs de la vertu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalCurrent |
atheism
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materialism ⓘ moral relativism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| setting | pre-Revolutionary France ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| theme |
cruelty
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hypocrisy ⓘ morality ⓘ pessimism ⓘ religion ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ suffering ⓘ vice ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| title | Justine, ou les Malheurs de la vertu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue Description of subject: Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue is an 18th-century French libertine novel that follows a relentlessly persecuted virtuous heroine to explore themes of morality, vice, and cruelty in a starkly provocative and philosophical manner.
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