L’Entretien infini
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L’Entretien infini is a seminal philosophical and literary work by Maurice Blanchot that explores the limits of language, dialogue, and writing through fragmentary, experimental reflections.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L’Entretien infini canonical | 4 |
| L'Entretien infini | 1 |
| the infinite conversation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7168677 — 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: L’Entretien infini Context triple: [Maurice Blanchot, notableWork, L’Entretien infini]
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A.
The Endless
The Endless are a family of powerful, anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts in Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" comic series.
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B.
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen is a 1932 novel by Klaus Mann that portrays the disillusioned artistic and intellectual milieu of Weimar-era Berlin.
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C.
L'infinito
L'infinito is a celebrated lyric poem by Giacomo Leopardi that meditates on the boundlessness of nature and the human imagination.
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D.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- 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: L’Entretien infini Target entity description: L’Entretien infini is a seminal philosophical and literary work by Maurice Blanchot that explores the limits of language, dialogue, and writing through fragmentary, experimental reflections.
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A.
The Endless
The Endless are a family of powerful, anthropomorphic personifications of universal concepts in Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" comic series.
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B.
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen
Treffpunkt im Unendlichen is a 1932 novel by Klaus Mann that portrays the disillusioned artistic and intellectual milieu of Weimar-era Berlin.
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C.
L'infinito
L'infinito is a celebrated lyric poem by Giacomo Leopardi that meditates on the boundlessness of nature and the human imagination.
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D.
La Recherche de l’absolu
La Recherche de l’absolu is a novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores obsession, alchemy, and the destructive pursuit of scientific perfection within a bourgeois family.
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E.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Blanchot ⓘ |
| concerns |
ethics of writing
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experience of the outside ⓘ impersonality of the author ⓘ neutrality and the neuter ⓘ relation between literature and philosophy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
essay collection
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experimental literature ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death and finitude
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jacques Derrida
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Jean-Luc Nancy ⓘ Michel Foucault ⓘ Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Kafka
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Stéphane Mallarmé ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
essay
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philosophical fragment ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dialogue
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fragmentation ⓘ infinite conversation ⓘ language ⓘ limits of representation ⓘ literary theory of the outside ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| movement | French postwar thought ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
fragmentary writing
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infinite conversation ⓘ the neuter ⓘ the outside ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
continental philosophy
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linked to:
Continental philosophy
post-structuralism ⓘ |
| structure |
aphoristic reflections
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dialogical passages ⓘ fragmentary form ⓘ |
| style |
experimental
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hermeneutically challenging ⓘ non-systematic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L’Entretien infini Description of subject: L’Entretien infini is a seminal philosophical and literary work by Maurice Blanchot that explores the limits of language, dialogue, and writing through fragmentary, experimental reflections.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: L’Entretien infini
linked to: L’Entretien infini