Spring and All
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Spring and All is a 1923 modernist work by William Carlos Williams that blends experimental poetry and prose to challenge traditional forms and perceptions of reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spring and All canonical | 4 |
| Spring and All (poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6697490 — 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: Spring and All Context triple: [William Carlos Williams, notableWork, Spring and All]
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A.
Spring and Fall
"Spring and Fall" is a lyric poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins that meditates on innocence, mortality, and the inevitable sorrow that comes with human awareness of death.
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B.
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens is a comprehensive volume that brings together the major poetic works of the influential American modernist poet, showcasing his philosophical meditations, intricate imagery, and innovative use of language.
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C.
The Blue and Brown Books
The Blue and Brown Books are posthumously published sets of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s lecture notes that mark his transition from the ideas of the Tractatus to the later philosophy of language developed in Philosophical Investigations.
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D.
A Dream of Spring
A Dream of Spring is the planned final novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, intended to conclude the sprawling saga begun with A Game of Thrones.
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E.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
- 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: Spring and All Target entity description: Spring and All is a 1923 modernist work by William Carlos Williams that blends experimental poetry and prose to challenge traditional forms and perceptions of reality.
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A.
Spring and Fall
"Spring and Fall" is a lyric poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins that meditates on innocence, mortality, and the inevitable sorrow that comes with human awareness of death.
-
B.
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens is a comprehensive volume that brings together the major poetic works of the influential American modernist poet, showcasing his philosophical meditations, intricate imagery, and innovative use of language.
-
C.
The Blue and Brown Books
The Blue and Brown Books are posthumously published sets of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s lecture notes that mark his transition from the ideas of the Tractatus to the later philosophy of language developed in Philosophical Investigations.
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D.
A Dream of Spring
A Dream of Spring is the planned final novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, intended to conclude the sprawling saga begun with A Game of Thrones.
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E.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
modernist work ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| aim |
challenge traditional poetic forms
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redefine perception through art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New Jersey landscape ⓘ |
| author | William Carlos Williams ⓘ |
| centralConcept | creation of a new world through language ⓘ |
| contains |
interspersed poems
ⓘ
numbered prose sections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstEditionFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | William Carlos Williams as poet-critic ⓘ |
| influenced | American modernist poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dada
ⓘ
European modernism ⓘ Imagism ⓘ |
| initialReception | limited contemporary readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReception | recognized as a key modernist text ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hybrid of manifesto and lyric sequence ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person ⓘ |
| notablePoemIncluded |
Spring and All (poem)
ⓘ
linked to:
Spring and All
The Red Wheelbarrow ⓘ |
| originalPrintRun | small edition ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Contact Publishing Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Contact Editions
|
| setting | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| structure | blend of poetry and prose ⓘ |
| style |
experimental
ⓘ
fragmentary prose ⓘ free verse poetry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
creative process
ⓘ
everyday objects ⓘ landscape ⓘ |
| textualFeature |
abrupt shifts in style
ⓘ
metapoetic commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
break with tradition
ⓘ
nature and renewal ⓘ perception of reality ⓘ role of imagination ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
ⓘ
polemical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Spring and All Description of subject: Spring and All is a 1923 modernist work by William Carlos Williams that blends experimental poetry and prose to challenge traditional forms and perceptions of reality.
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linked to: Spring and All