The Portrait of a Lady
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The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402528 — 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 Portrait of a Lady Context triple: [Henry James, notableWork, The Portrait of a Lady]
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The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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Shirley
Shirley is an English surname of Old English origin that has also become a common given name.
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E.
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is a romantic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Italy that explores themes of art, guilt, and moral ambiguity through the intertwined lives of four expatriates.
- 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 Portrait of a Lady Target entity description: The Portrait of a Lady is a classic 1881 novel by Henry James that follows the independent-minded Isabel Archer as she confronts the constraints of marriage, freedom, and identity in European society.
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A.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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B.
Shirley
Shirley is the given name of Shirley Ann Jackson, a prominent American physicist and trailblazing academic leader.
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C.
Shirley
Shirley is a small town in north-central Massachusetts served by commuter rail on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Shirley
Shirley is an English surname of Old English origin that has also become a common given name.
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E.
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is a romantic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Italy that explores themes of art, guilt, and moral ambiguity through the intertwined lives of four expatriates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Portrait of a Lady
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1968 TV series)
The Portrait of a Lady self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
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| adaptationType |
film
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television series ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| character |
Caspar Goodwood
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Gilbert Osmond ⓘ Isabel Archer ⓘ Lord Warburton ⓘ Madame Merle ⓘ Mrs. Touchett ⓘ Pansy Osmond ⓘ Ralph Touchett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationMedium |
Macmillan's Magazine
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The Atlantic Monthly ⓘ |
| genre |
literary realism
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novel of manners ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Portrait of a Lady
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady: Volume II
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| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Isabel Archer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | free indirect discourse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex psychological characterization
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exploration of female autonomy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Henry James’s major phase of fiction ⓘ |
| placeInCanon |
classic of American literature
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major work of Henry James ⓘ |
| publicationForm |
book edition
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serialised novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin
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surface form:
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Macmillan and Co. ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| theme |
American versus European culture
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freedom and independence ⓘ identity and self-knowledge ⓘ manipulation and betrayal ⓘ marriage and its constraints ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1968 TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady: Volume II
subject surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1881)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1881)
subject surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Portrait of a Lady (TV adaptation)