Death in the Afternoon
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Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death in the Afternoon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Death in the Afternoon Context triple: [Ernest Hemingway, notableWork, Death in the Afternoon]
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The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
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Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand is a 1922 silent drama film starring Rudolph Valentino as a rising bullfighter whose fame leads to personal and moral downfall.
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C.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
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D.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 World War II novel by Norman Mailer that follows an American platoon in the Pacific and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war novels of the 20th century.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Death in the Afternoon Target entity description: Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.
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A.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
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B.
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand is a 1922 silent drama film starring Rudolph Valentino as a rising bullfighter whose fame leads to personal and moral downfall.
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C.
The Skin Game
The Skin Game is a 1920 play by English writer John Galsworthy that explores class conflict and moral compromise through a bitter feud between an old aristocratic family and a nouveau riche industrialist.
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D.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead is a 1948 World War II novel by Norman Mailer that follows an American platoon in the Pacific and is widely regarded as one of the greatest war novels of the 20th century.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
Spanish bullrings
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bullfighting ritual ⓘ bullfighting technique ⓘ bulls ⓘ matadors ⓘ |
| followedBy | Green Hills of Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural commentary
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non-fiction ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPart |
glossary of bullfighting terms
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illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of sports literature
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controversial for its defense of bullfighting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art versus sport
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authentic experience ⓘ honor ⓘ mortality ⓘ spectacle ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hemingway's experiences in Spain
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Spanish culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
essayistic
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reportage ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Spanish bullfighting
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aesthetics of violence ⓘ bullfighting culture ⓘ courage ⓘ death ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hemingway's theory of writing and truth
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detailed description of bullfighting ⓘ philosophical reflections on courage and death ⓘ |
| partOf | Ernest Hemingway bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | A Farewell to Arms ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| setIn | Spain ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century bullfighting ⓘ |
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Subject: Death in the Afternoon Description of subject: Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway’s non-fiction book exploring the culture, technique, and philosophy of Spanish bullfighting, noted for its detailed reportage and meditations on courage and death.
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