Time and the Conways
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Time and the Conways is a 1937 play by J. B. Priestley that explores themes of time, fate, and family through a non-linear structure following the fortunes of the Conway family between the World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| Time and the Conways canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time and the Conways Context triple: [J. B. Priestley, notableWork, Time and the Conways]
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate musical gathering in a refined domestic interior.
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D.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
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E.
Meantime
Meantime is a 1983 British television film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the bleak lives of a working-class family in Thatcher-era London.
- 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: Time and the Conways Target entity description: Time and the Conways is a 1937 play by J. B. Priestley that explores themes of time, fate, and family through a non-linear structure following the fortunes of the Conway family between the World Wars.
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate musical gathering in a refined domestic interior.
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D.
The Concert
The Concert is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined handling of light, color, and genre scenes.
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E.
Meantime
Meantime is Helmet’s influential 1992 heavy metal album known for its precise, riff-driven sound and impact on alternative and post-hardcore music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| author | J. B. Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict | clash between youthful hopes and later disillusionment ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | three-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
flash-forward
ⓘ
flashback ⓘ shifting time periods ⓘ |
| explores |
illusion versus reality
ⓘ
impact of time on human lives ⓘ lost opportunities ⓘ |
| firstActSetting | post–World War I period ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Conway family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
time play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptation
ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alan Conway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carol Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazel Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Conway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | J. W. Dunne’s theories of time ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British drama ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | non-linear ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of time theory in drama ⓘ |
| originalAudience | West End theatre-goers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | J. B. Priestley time plays ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| secondActSetting | future time shift ⓘ |
| setIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | between World War I and World War II ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | middle-class English family ⓘ |
| theme |
family
ⓘ
fate ⓘ time ⓘ |
| thirdActFunction | revisits earlier events with new perspective ⓘ |
| timeSpanInPlot | 1919 to 1937 ⓘ |
| writer | J. B. Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Time and the Conways Description of subject: Time and the Conways is a 1937 play by J. B. Priestley that explores themes of time, fate, and family through a non-linear structure following the fortunes of the Conway family between the World Wars.
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