Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes is a major novel in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that explores the intertwined worlds of Parisian high society, crime, and prostitution in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes canonical | 15 |
| Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans | 1 |
| The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T505507 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes Context triple: [Honoré de Balzac, notableWork, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes]
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Le Père Goriot
Le Père Goriot is a classic 1835 realist novel by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intertwined lives of Parisian society, focusing on themes of ambition, social climbing, and paternal sacrifice.
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The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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C.
La Grenouillère
La Grenouillère is an 1869 Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting a lively riverside bathing and boating resort on the Seine near Bougival, France.
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D.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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E.
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.
- 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: Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes Target entity description: Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes is a major novel in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that explores the intertwined worlds of Parisian high society, crime, and prostitution in the early 19th century.
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A.
Le Père Goriot
Le Père Goriot is a classic 1835 realist novel by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intertwined lives of Parisian society, focusing on themes of ambition, social climbing, and paternal sacrifice.
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B.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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C.
La Grenouillère
La Grenouillère is an 1869 Impressionist painting by Claude Monet depicting a lively riverside bathing and boating resort on the Seine near Bougival, France.
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D.
La Princesse de Babylone
La Princesse de Babylone is a satirical philosophical tale by Voltaire that blends romance, fantasy, and social critique to explore themes of reason, tolerance, and the follies of civilization.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century novel
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French novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Scènes de la vie parisienne ⓘ |
| centralConflict | tension between social aspiration and moral compromise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian financial speculation
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judicial system in Restoration France ⓘ police and criminal underworld ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
Parisian high society
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corruption ⓘ crime ⓘ prostitution ⓘ redemption ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Baron de Nucingen
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Duchesse de Maufrigneuse ⓘ Jacques Collin ⓘ Madame de Sérizy ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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realist novel ⓘ roman-feuilleton ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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surface form:
Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ
surface form:
The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans
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| includedIn |
Scènes de la vie parisienne
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surface form:
Scènes de la vie parisienne within La Comédie humaine
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| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Esther Gobseck
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Lucien de Rubempré ⓘ Vautrin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intertwined worlds of aristocracy and underworld
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rise and fall of Lucien de Rubempré ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex criminal mastermind figure Vautrin
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detailed portrayal of Parisian society ⓘ integration of legal, financial, and social intrigue ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| protagonistFate | tragic downfall of Lucien de Rubempré ⓘ |
| publicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Illusions perdues ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| workInSeriesOrder | follows Illusions perdues in Lucien de Rubempré’s story arc ⓘ |
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Subject: Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes Description of subject: Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes is a major novel in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that explores the intertwined worlds of Parisian high society, crime, and prostitution in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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this entity surface form:
Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans
La Comédie humaine portrays French society after the fall of Napoleon
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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La Comédie humaine
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Vautrin