Madame Verdurin
E741296
Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madame Verdurin canonical | 3 |
| Monsieur Verdurin | 1 |
| the Verdurins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8545746 — 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: Madame Verdurin Context triple: [In Search of Lost Time, keyCharacter, Madame Verdurin]
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A.
Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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B.
Monsieur Madeleine
Monsieur Madeleine is the respectable factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer, a new identity assumed by Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s novel *Les Misérables*.
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C.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
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D.
Monsieur Paul
Monsieur Paul is an upscale French restaurant located in the France Pavilion at EPCOT in Walt Disney World Resort, known for its refined cuisine and elegant dining experience.
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E.
Albertine
Albertine is a feminine given name, often used as a variant of names like Albert or Alberte and borne by various real and fictional figures.
- 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: Madame Verdurin Target entity description: Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
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A.
Madame Vabre
Madame Vabre is a fictional bourgeois woman in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the hypocrisies and moral decay of Parisian middle-class society in the 19th century.
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B.
Monsieur Madeleine
Monsieur Madeleine is the respectable factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer, a new identity assumed by Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s novel *Les Misérables*.
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C.
Madame Hedouin
Madame Hédouin is a business-savvy, independent shop owner in Émile Zola’s novel "Pot-Bouille," representing the emerging class of self-reliant bourgeois women in 19th-century Paris.
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D.
Monsieur Paul
Monsieur Paul is an upscale French restaurant located in the France Pavilion at EPCOT in Walt Disney World Resort, known for its refined cuisine and elegant dining experience.
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E.
Albertine
Albertine is a feminine given name, often used as a variant of names like Albert or Alberte and borne by various real and fictional figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ salon hostess ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
In Search of Lost Time
ⓘ
linked to:
À la recherche du temps perdu
Sodom and Gomorrah ⓘ
linked to:
Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Swann's Way ⓘ
linked to:
Swann’s Way
The Guermantes Way ⓘ Within a Budding Grove ⓘ À la recherche du temps perdu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baron de Charlus
ⓘ
Charles Swann ⓘ Morel ⓘ Odette de Crécy ⓘ the Narrator ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
desire for domination
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jealousy of rival salons ⓘ possessiveness toward her guests ⓘ resentment of social elites ⓘ snobbery ⓘ |
| controls |
the Verdurin salon
ⓘ
linked to:
Verdurin salon
|
| createdBy | Marcel Proust ⓘ |
| environment | Parisian high society ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
In Search of Lost Time universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time
|
| firstAppearance |
Swann's Way
ⓘ
linked to:
Swann’s Way
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hosts |
artists
ⓘ
intellectuals ⓘ musicians ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| laterTitle | Princesse de Guermantes ⓘ |
| marriesInto |
the Guermantes family
ⓘ
linked to:
Guermantes family
|
| memberOf | the little clan ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulative behavior
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running an exclusive artistic salon ⓘ social ambition ⓘ |
| occupation | salon hostess ⓘ |
| socialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| spouse |
Monsieur Verdurin
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linked to:
Madame Verdurin
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| symbolizes |
bourgeois ambition
ⓘ
the power dynamics of salons ⓘ |
| themeIn |
art and society
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manipulation in social relations ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madame Verdurin Description of subject: Madame Verdurin is a socially ambitious salon hostess in Marcel Proust’s "In Search of Lost Time," known for presiding over an exclusive artistic circle and exerting manipulative control over its members.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time
linked to: Madame Verdurin
linked to: Madame Verdurin