The Black Prince
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The Black Prince is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores love, art, and moral ambiguity through the obsessive infatuation of a middle-aged writer.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Black Prince canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Black Prince Context triple: [Iris Murdoch, notableWork, The Black Prince]
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A.
Black Prince
The Black Prince, formally Edward of Woodstock, was a renowned 14th-century English prince and military commander celebrated for his victories at battles such as Crécy and Poitiers during the Hundred Years' War.
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Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince was a renowned 14th-century English military leader and heir apparent to the throne, celebrated for his victories in the Hundred Years' War, particularly at the Battle of Crécy and Poitiers.
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Edward III of England
Edward III of England was a 14th-century English king whose long reign was marked by military campaigns in the Hundred Years’ War, the strengthening of royal authority, and a flourishing of chivalric culture.
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D.
Henry V of England
Henry V of England was a 15th-century king of England renowned for his military leadership during the Hundred Years' War, especially his decisive victory at the Battle of Agincourt.
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E.
Nabnasset
Nabnasset is a residential neighborhood and village area within the town of Westford in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- 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: The Black Prince Target entity description: The Black Prince is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores love, art, and moral ambiguity through the obsessive infatuation of a middle-aged writer.
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A.
Black Prince
The Black Prince, formally Edward of Woodstock, was a renowned 14th-century English prince and military commander celebrated for his victories at battles such as Crécy and Poitiers during the Hundred Years' War.
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B.
Edward the Black Prince
Edward the Black Prince was a renowned 14th-century English military leader and heir apparent to the throne, celebrated for his victories in the Hundred Years' War, particularly at the Battle of Crécy and Poitiers.
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C.
Edward III of England
Edward III of England was a 14th-century English king whose long reign was marked by military campaigns in the Hundred Years’ War, the strengthening of royal authority, and a flourishing of chivalric culture.
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D.
Henry V of England
Henry V of England was a 15th-century king of England renowned for his military leadership during the Hundred Years' War, especially his decisive victory at the Battle of Agincourt.
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E.
Nabnasset
Nabnasset is a residential neighborhood and village area within the town of Westford in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Iris Murdoch ⓘ |
| awarded |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
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| centralTheme |
art
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creativity ⓘ jealousy ⓘ love ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ obsession ⓘ self-deception ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresRelationshipBetween |
ethics and art
ⓘ
love and creativity ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arnold Baffin
ⓘ
Christian ⓘ Francis Marloe ⓘ Julian Baffin ⓘ
linked to:
Arnold Baffin
Priscilla ⓘ Rachel Baffin ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel in four parts with appendices ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780701203622 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| intertextualReference | Hamlet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
metafiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bradley Pearson ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | multiple competing accounts of events ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex narrative structure
ⓘ
unreliable narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Chatto & Windus ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
freedom and responsibility
ⓘ
nature of the good ⓘ the role of art in moral life ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | middle-aged ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Chatto & Windus first edition ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| shortlistedFor | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| structureFeature | framing prefaces and postscripts by multiple characters ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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