Pandosto
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Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pandosto canonical | 3 |
| Pandosto: The Triumph of Time | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7043647 — 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: Pandosto Context triple: [Robert Greene, notableWork, Pandosto]
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A.
Lamia
Lamia is a narrative poem by John Keats that blends Greek myth, romance, and tragedy to explore themes of illusion, desire, and the conflict between enchantment and rationality.
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B.
Lamia
Lamia is a historic city in central Greece, known as the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and a strategic hub between northern and southern Greece.
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C.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
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Pithoprakta
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
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E.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
- 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: Pandosto Target entity description: Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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A.
Lamia
Lamia is a narrative poem by John Keats that blends Greek myth, romance, and tragedy to explore themes of illusion, desire, and the conflict between enchantment and rationality.
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B.
Lamia
Lamia is a historic city in central Greece, known as the capital of the regional unit of Phthiotis and a strategic hub between northern and southern Greece.
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C.
Orfeo
Orfeo is a classical music record label known for its high-quality recordings of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music.
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D.
Pithoprakta
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
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E.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan prose fiction
ⓘ
prose romance ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
The Winter’s Tale
ⓘ
linked to:
The Winter's Tale
|
| author | Robert Greene ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Robert Greene was a professional writer and pamphleteer
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Greene
|
| belongsTo | English prose romances of the 1580s ⓘ |
| circulation | popular in late 16th century England ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
abandoned royal child
ⓘ
oracle consultation ⓘ recognition scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| differsFrom | The Winter’s Tale in its tragic conclusion ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bellaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellaria-Igea Marina
Dorastus ⓘ Fawnia ⓘ Pandosto (King of Bohemia) ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Thomas Orwin ⓘ |
| form | novella-like narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
prose fiction
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Pandosto: The Triumph of Time
ⓘ
linked to:
Pandosto
|
| hasEnding | tragic ending for Pandosto ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLead | Fawnia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major narrative source for Shakespearean romance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later pastoral and romance drama ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus | the consequences of rash jealousy ⓘ |
| hasPlotDevice | shipwreck and exile ⓘ |
| hasProseStyle | ornate Elizabethan rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Pandosto as jealous king ⓘ |
| hasPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasStructure | frame of a king’s suspicion of his queen ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Pandosto ⓘ |
| influenced | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalMedium | printed book ⓘ |
| period |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| primarySourceFor |
The Winter’s Tale
ⓘ
linked to:
The Winter's Tale
|
| publicationYear | 1588 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mamillia
ⓘ
Menaphon ⓘ |
| setting |
Bohemia
ⓘ
Sicilia ⓘ
linked to:
Sicily
|
| theme |
jealousy
ⓘ
loss and restoration ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pandosto