Tancred, or The New Crusade
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Tancred, or The New Crusade is a mid-19th-century novel by Benjamin Disraeli that blends political satire, social commentary, and religious themes through the story of an idealistic young nobleman seeking spiritual and national renewal in the East.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tancred, or The New Crusade canonical | 2 |
| Tales of the Crusaders | 1 |
| Tancred; or, The New Crusade | 1 |
| The New Crusade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T555876 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tancred, or The New Crusade Context triple: [Benjamin Disraeli, notableWork, Tancred, or The New Crusade]
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A.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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B.
Eagle of Saladin
The Eagle of Saladin is a heraldic symbol widely used in the Arab world, representing Arab nationalism and historical legacy, and appearing on several national coats of arms and flags.
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C.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
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D.
Franconian Jerusalem
Franconian Jerusalem is a historical nickname for the German city of Fürth, reflecting its once-significant Jewish community and cultural life.
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E.
La Conquête de Plassans
La Conquête de Plassans is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola, part of his Rougon-Macquart series, that explores political and religious intrigue in a small Provençal town during the Second Empire.
- 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: Tancred, or The New Crusade Target entity description: Tancred, or The New Crusade is a mid-19th-century novel by Benjamin Disraeli that blends political satire, social commentary, and religious themes through the story of an idealistic young nobleman seeking spiritual and national renewal in the East.
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A.
Crusade in Europe
Crusade in Europe is Dwight D. Eisenhower’s World War II memoir recounting his leadership of Allied forces in the European theater.
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B.
Eagle of Saladin
The Eagle of Saladin is a heraldic symbol widely used in the Arab world, representing Arab nationalism and historical legacy, and appearing on several national coats of arms and flags.
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C.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
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D.
Franconian Jerusalem
Franconian Jerusalem is a historical nickname for the German city of Fürth, reflecting its once-significant Jewish community and cultural life.
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E.
La Conquête de Plassans
La Conquête de Plassans is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola, part of his Rougon-Macquart series, that explores political and religious intrigue in a small Provençal town during the Second Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
British statesman
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
East as source of religious renewal
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crusade as spiritual mission ⓘ role of nobility in national destiny ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
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religious fiction ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle |
Tancred, or The New Crusade
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The New Crusade
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| hasTitle | Tancred ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century British politics ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Young England movement ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
political allegory
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tancred ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
critique of contemporary British politics
ⓘ
quest for spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Disraeli political trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin Disraeli’s political trilogy
|
| protagonistDescription | idealistic young nobleman ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Coningsby, or The New Generation
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surface form:
Coningsby
Sybil, or The Two Nations ⓘ
surface form:
Sybil
|
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Holy Land
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish–Christian relations
ⓘ
aristocracy and leadership ⓘ national renewal ⓘ political satire ⓘ relationship between church and state ⓘ religion ⓘ social commentary ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
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Subject: Tancred, or The New Crusade Description of subject: Tancred, or The New Crusade is a mid-19th-century novel by Benjamin Disraeli that blends political satire, social commentary, and religious themes through the story of an idealistic young nobleman seeking spiritual and national renewal in the East.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The New Crusade
this entity surface form:
Tales of the Crusaders
this entity surface form:
Tancred; or, The New Crusade