The Spirit of Man
E441237
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Spirit of Man canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471768 — 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 Spirit of Man Context triple: [Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, hasPart, The Spirit of Man]
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A.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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B.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a mysterious, exalted being—often understood as the angel Gabriel—who descends by God’s command during the Night of Decree in Islamic belief.
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C.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
The Soul’s Conflict
The Soul’s Conflict is a classic 17th-century Puritan devotional work by Richard Sibbes that offers pastoral counsel on spiritual doubt, suffering, and assurance of faith.
- 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: The Spirit of Man Target entity description: "The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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A.
In the Shadow of Man
In the Shadow of Man is Jane Goodall’s influential 1971 book that chronicles her pioneering field research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and helped transform our understanding of primate behavior and human evolution.
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B.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a mysterious, exalted being—often understood as the angel Gabriel—who descends by God’s command during the Night of Decree in Islamic belief.
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C.
The Spirit
The Spirit is a 2008 neo-noir superhero film adaptation of Will Eisner’s classic comic strip, directed by Frank Miller and known for its stylized visuals and pulpy crime-fantasy tone.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
The Soul’s Conflict
The Soul’s Conflict is a classic 17th-century Puritan devotional work by Richard Sibbes that offers pastoral counsel on spiritual doubt, suffering, and assurance of faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical number
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song ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| characterFeatured |
Beth
ⓘ
Parson Nathaniel ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstRelease | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
progressive rock
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rock musical ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage musical version of Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | rock concept albums and stage adaptations of science fiction works ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
narrative rock
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orchestral rock ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978 album) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | dialogue between the Parson and Beth ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| medium | concept album ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | aftermath of Martian attacks on Earth ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| performedIn | live tours of Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| publisher | CBS Records ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| subject |
alien invasion
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conflict between despair and faith ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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hope in the face of catastrophe ⓘ human resilience ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| title | The Spirit of Man ⓘ |
| workType | song from a concept album ⓘ |
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Subject: The Spirit of Man Description of subject: "The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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