In the Beauty of the Lilies
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In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike that traces four generations of an American family while exploring themes of faith, celebrity, and the influence of cinema on modern life.
All labels observed (1)
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| In the Beauty of the Lilies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the Beauty of the Lilies Context triple: [John Updike, notableWork, In the Beauty of the Lilies]
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The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
The Flower
The Flower is the nickname of Guy Lafleur, the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger renowned for his speed, scoring prowess, and flowing blond hair.
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Hall of Lilies
The Hall of Lilies is an ornately decorated chamber in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, renowned for its rich frescoes and symbolic fleur-de-lis motifs celebrating the city’s civic identity.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
- 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: In the Beauty of the Lilies Target entity description: In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike that traces four generations of an American family while exploring themes of faith, celebrity, and the influence of cinema on modern life.
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
The Flower
The Flower is the nickname of Guy Lafleur, the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger renowned for his speed, scoring prowess, and flowing blond hair.
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C.
Hall of Lilies
The Hall of Lilies is an ornately decorated chamber in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, renowned for its rich frescoes and symbolic fleur-de-lis motifs celebrating the city’s civic identity.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
A Thousand Leaves
A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Updike ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
American popular culture
ⓘ
influence of cinema on modern life ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| follows | Memories of the Ford Administration ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alma DeMott
ⓘ
Clarence Wilmot ⓘ Clark Wilmot ⓘ Esther Wilmot ⓘ Teddy Wilmot ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679441018 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
realist prose
ⓘ
third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 500 pages ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Clarence Wilmot ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American suburbs
ⓘ
Hollywood ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to:
Presbyterian
evangelical movements ⓘ religious vocation ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American family life
ⓘ
celebrity ⓘ cinema ⓘ faith ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | four generations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the rise of cinema
ⓘ
interweaving of film history with family history ⓘ portrayal of declining religious faith in America ⓘ |
| partOf | John Updike bibliography ⓘ |
| precedes | Toward the End of Time ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| structure | multi-generational family saga ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | line from the hymn "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" ⓘ |
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