On Grief and Reason
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On Grief and Reason is a collection of essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky that reflects on literature, history, and the human condition with his characteristic intellectual rigor and moral insight.
All labels observed (4)
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| On Grief and Reason canonical | 1 |
| On Grief and Reason: Essays | 1 |
| “On Grief and Reason” | 1 |
| “On Grief and Reason” (title essay) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Grief and Reason Context triple: [Joseph Brodsky, notableWork, On Grief and Reason]
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A.
A Night-Piece on Death
A Night-Piece on Death is a seminal 18th-century poem that exemplifies the Graveyard school’s meditative, melancholic reflections on mortality and the transience of human life.
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B.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
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C.
Fifth Treatise on the Soul and Death
The Fifth Treatise on the Soul and Death is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that explores the nature of the soul and the afterlife from a medieval Jewish rationalist perspective.
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D.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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E.
On the Suffering of the World
"On the Suffering of the World" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that reflects his pessimistic view of human existence and the pervasive nature of suffering in life.
- 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: On Grief and Reason Target entity description: On Grief and Reason is a collection of essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky that reflects on literature, history, and the human condition with his characteristic intellectual rigor and moral insight.
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A.
A Night-Piece on Death
A Night-Piece on Death is a seminal 18th-century poem that exemplifies the Graveyard school’s meditative, melancholic reflections on mortality and the transience of human life.
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B.
The Agony of the Mind
The Agony of the Mind is a sculptural work by Swedish artist Carl Milles that powerfully explores inner psychological struggle and emotional torment through expressive, modernist forms.
-
C.
Fifth Treatise on the Soul and Death
The Fifth Treatise on the Soul and Death is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that explores the nature of the soul and the afterlife from a medieval Jewish rationalist perspective.
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D.
Farewell to Reason
Farewell to Reason is a philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques rationalism and defends epistemological pluralism in science and society.
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E.
On the Suffering of the World
"On the Suffering of the World" is a philosophical essay by Arthur Schopenhauer that reflects his pessimistic view of human existence and the pervasive nature of suffering in life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Brodsky ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| authorAwardYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Russian-American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre | essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays on American literature
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essays on European culture ⓘ essays on Russian literature ⓘ “Flight from Byzantium” (essay) ⓘ “Homage to Marcus Aurelius” (essay) ⓘ “In a Room and a Half” (essay) ⓘ
linked to:
Less Than One: Selected Essays
“Less Than One” (essay) ⓘ
linked to:
Less Than One: Selected Essays
“On Grief and Reason” (title essay) ⓘ
linked to:
On Grief and Reason
|
| hasTranslation |
Russian
ⓘ
several European languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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linked to:
Modernism
Russian literature ⓘ classical philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century essay ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableEssay |
“Flight from Byzantium”
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“Homage to Marcus Aurelius” ⓘ “In a Room and a Half” ⓘ
linked to:
A Room and a Half
“On Grief and Reason” ⓘ
linked to:
On Grief and Reason
|
| originalPublicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| period | post-Cold War era ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| style |
autobiographical elements
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intellectual rigor ⓘ moral reflection ⓘ |
| subject |
aesthetics
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ethics ⓘ history ⓘ human condition ⓘ literature ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| theme |
exile
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loss ⓘ memory ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ relationship between individual and state ⓘ role of art ⓘ |
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