Confessions
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Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confessions canonical | 4 |
| Les Confessions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406925 — 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: Confessions Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Rousseau, notableWork, Confessions]
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Losing My Virginity
Losing My Virginity is the autobiographical memoir of entrepreneur Richard Branson, chronicling his life, business ventures, and the rise of the Virgin Group.
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C.
Secretly
"Secretly" is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jimmie Rodgers that became one of his best-known hits.
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D.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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E.
Obsessed
Obsessed is a 2009 psychological thriller film starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé, and Ali Larter about a successful executive whose life unravels when a temp employee becomes dangerously fixated on him.
- 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: Confessions Target entity description: Confessions is an autobiographical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that candidly recounts his life, thoughts, and experiences, pioneering modern introspective autobiography.
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
-
B.
Losing My Virginity
Losing My Virginity is the autobiographical memoir of entrepreneur Richard Branson, chronicling his life, business ventures, and the rise of the Virgin Group.
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C.
Secretly
"Secretly" is a popular country song recorded by American singer Jimmie Rodgers that became one of his best-known hits.
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D.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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E.
Obsessed
Obsessed is a 2009 psychological thriller film starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé, and Ali Larter about a successful executive whose life unravels when a temp employee becomes dangerously fixated on him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical book
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literary work ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| aim | to present Rousseau as he is, with all his faults ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| circulation | posthumous publication of complete text ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coversPeriodOfLife | from Rousseau’s childhood to his later years ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1782 ⓘ |
| form | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleInFrench |
Confessions
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Les Confessions
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| influenced |
Romantic literature
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development of modern autobiography ⓘ personal memoir tradition ⓘ |
| legacy |
key text in the history of autobiography
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model for later confessional writing ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | detailed psychological self-analysis ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| literarySignificance | one of the first major modern autobiographies ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | autodiegetic narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candor about personal life
ⓘ
pioneering modern introspective autobiography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Rousseau’s broader political and moral thought ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1782–1789 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Emile, or On Education
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Reveries of the Solitary Walker ⓘ The Social Contract ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationDate | 1789 ⓘ |
| setting |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ various parts of France and Europe ⓘ |
| structure | twelve books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
introspective self-examination
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life of Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ personal experiences ⓘ |
| theme |
guilt and remorse
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individual identity ⓘ memory and truth ⓘ self-revelation ⓘ social alienation ⓘ |
| tone |
candid
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introspective ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 18th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Les Confessions