The Ambassadors
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The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ambassadors canonical | 9 |
| The Ambassadors (1903) | 1 |
| The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger | 1 |
| novel The Ambassadors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ambassadors Context triple: [Henry James, notableWork, The Ambassadors]
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A.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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B.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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C.
The Gentleman of Venice
The Gentleman of Venice is a Caroline-era stage play by James Shirley, known as a tragicomedy set in Venice that explores themes of honor, love, and social intrigue.
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D.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
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E.
The Cardinal
The Cardinal is a 17th-century tragic drama by English playwright James Shirley, known for its dark political intrigue and exploration of corruption and power in an Italian court.
- 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 Ambassadors Target entity description: The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James that follows an American envoy in Europe and is celebrated for its intricate psychological insight and refined narrative style.
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A.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
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B.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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C.
The Gentleman of Venice
The Gentleman of Venice is a Caroline-era stage play by James Shirley, known as a tragicomedy set in Venice that explores themes of honor, love, and social intrigue.
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D.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
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E.
The Cardinal
The Cardinal is a 17th-century tragic drama by English playwright James Shirley, known for its dark political intrigue and exploration of corruption and power in an Italian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Henry James ⓘ |
| centralConflict | duty versus personal fulfillment ⓘ |
| centralMotif | the journey to Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstPublishedIn | North American Review ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | Strether as observer and moral center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex sentence structure
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intricate psychological insight ⓘ refined narrative style ⓘ subtle characterization ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th-century / early 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of Henry James’s masterpieces ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chad Newsome
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Lewis Lambert Strether ⓘ Madame de Vionnet ⓘ Maria Gostrey ⓘ Mrs. Newsome ⓘ |
| movement |
literary realism
ⓘ
modernist precursor ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | free indirect discourse ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Henry James’s late style novels ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Henry James’s three major late novels ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lewis Lambert Strether ⓘ |
| publicationFormat |
book
ⓘ
serial ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Golden Bowl
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The Wings of the Dove ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Chester, United Kingdom
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surface form:
Chester, England
Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
Woollett, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
American versus European culture
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moral ambiguity ⓘ perception and reality ⓘ renunciation ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ social conventions ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century / early 20th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger
this entity surface form:
novel The Ambassadors
this entity surface form:
The Ambassadors (1903)