In the American Grain
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In the American Grain is a 1925 collection of innovative historical essays by William Carlos Williams that reinterprets key figures and episodes in American history through a modernist, poetic lens.
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| In the American Grain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In the American Grain Context triple: [William Carlos Williams, notableWork, In the American Grain]
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A.
Against the Grain
Against the Grain is a 1990 punk rock album by Bad Religion known for its fast tempos, melodic harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics.
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B.
The Fat of the Land
"The Fat of the Land" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set around the Drones Club and its eccentric members.
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C.
The Bean Eaters
The Bean Eaters is a 1960 poetry collection by Gwendolyn Brooks that explores race, poverty, and everyday Black life in America with vivid, socially conscious verse.
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D.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
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E.
The Bean Eater
The Bean Eater is a genre painting by Annibale Carracci depicting a humble man eating a simple meal, celebrated for its realistic detail and earthy, everyday subject matter.
- 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: In the American Grain Target entity description: In the American Grain is a 1925 collection of innovative historical essays by William Carlos Williams that reinterprets key figures and episodes in American history through a modernist, poetic lens.
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A.
Against the Grain
Against the Grain is a 1990 punk rock album by Bad Religion known for its fast tempos, melodic harmonies, and socially conscious lyrics.
-
B.
The Fat of the Land
"The Fat of the Land" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse set around the Drones Club and its eccentric members.
-
C.
The Bean Eaters
The Bean Eaters is a 1960 poetry collection by Gwendolyn Brooks that explores race, poverty, and everyday Black life in America with vivid, socially conscious verse.
-
D.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
-
E.
The Bean Eater
The Bean Eater is a genre painting by Annibale Carracci depicting a humble man eating a simple meal, celebrated for its realistic detail and earthy, everyday subject matter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
European explorers in the Americas
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colonial America ⓘ foundational American myths ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Novelette and Other Prose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical essays
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later American literary criticism
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modernist approaches to historiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essay on Aaron Burr
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essay on Abraham Lincoln ⓘ essay on Christopher Columbus ⓘ essay on Daniel Boone ⓘ essay on Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ essay on George Washington ⓘ essay on Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | revisionist view of American history ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially mixed critical response
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later recognized as important modernist nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American history
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exploration of American identity ⓘ historical figures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist literary techniques ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending of history and lyricism
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idiosyncratic portraits of historical figures ⓘ innovative treatment of historical sources ⓘ |
| numberOfEssays | 15 ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 234 ⓘ |
| partOf | William Carlos Williams bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| publisher | Albert and Charles Boni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinterprets | American historical narratives ⓘ |
| structure | collection of essays ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between individual and society
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critique of American materialism ⓘ formation of national character ⓘ myth versus historical fact ⓘ violence in American history ⓘ |
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