The Dial
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The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dial canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T367377 — 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 Dial Context triple: [Transcendentalism, associatedPublication, The Dial]
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A.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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B.
The Life Line
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
- 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: The Dial Target entity description: The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
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A.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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B.
The Life Line
The Life Line is an 1884 maritime rescue painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of human struggle against the sea and its innovative use of composition and atmosphere.
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Transcendentalist periodical
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literary magazine ⓘ philosophical magazine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Concord intellectual circle
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Transcendentalism ⓘ
surface form:
New England Transcendentalists
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| chiefPeriodicalVoiceOf | Transcendentalist movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor |
Margaret Fuller
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Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Margaret Fuller
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Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
idealism
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individualism ⓘ liberal Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced |
American literary culture
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American philosophy ⓘ reception of Transcendentalism in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| movement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promoting Transcendentalist ideas
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providing a forum for American Romantic literature ⓘ publishing early works of Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| publishedWorkBy |
Bronson Alcott
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Henry David Thoreau ⓘ Margaret Fuller ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ Theodore Parker ⓘ William Ellery Channing ⓘ |
| subject |
literature
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philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dial Description of subject: The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
Referenced by (12)
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subject surface form:
The Dial (1840–1844)