Il piacere
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Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Il piacere canonical | 13 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Il piacere Context triple: [Gabriele D'Annunzio, notableWork, Il piacere]
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A.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company is a 1961 romantic comedy film featuring Fred Astaire as a charming, sophisticated playboy who returns to reconnect with his estranged daughter on the eve of her wedding.
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D.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
- 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: Il piacere Target entity description: Il piacere is a decadent novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio that explores aestheticism, sensuality, and moral ambiguity in late 19th-century Roman high society.
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A.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Pleasure of His Company
The Pleasure of His Company is a 1961 romantic comedy film featuring Fred Astaire as a charming, sophisticated playboy who returns to reconnect with his estranged daughter on the eve of her wedding.
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D.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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E.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decadent novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Gabriele D'Annunzio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Roman high society
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aristocratic salons ⓘ artistic collecting and connoisseurship ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
Decadentism
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Pleasure
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The Child of Pleasure ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Italian narrative prose
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Italian decadent literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Decadent literature
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Gabriele D'Annunzio's own aesthetic theories ⓘ Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Decadentism
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surface form:
Decadent movement
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| literarySignificance |
considered a key work of Italian Decadentism
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one of Gabriele D'Annunzio's most famous novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Andrea Sperelli
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Elena Muti ⓘ Maria Ferres ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Il piacere self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | D'Annunzio's early narrative cycle ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | Roman aristocrat and aesthete ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
aesthetic refinement
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emotional instability ⓘ hedonism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| publisher | Treves ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
ornate prose
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psychological introspection ⓘ symbolic imagery ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetic ideal
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aestheticism ⓘ aristocratic society ⓘ art and life ⓘ boredom and ennui ⓘ decadence ⓘ eroticism ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ narcissism ⓘ sensuality ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Gabriele D'Annunzio