Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude
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Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude is an 1816 narrative poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that explores the tragic quest of an idealistic poet in search of absolute beauty and truth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude Context triple: [Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude, alternateSpelling, Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude]
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A.
A Guide for the Bedevilled
A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
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B.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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C.
An Evil Spirit
"An Evil Spirit" is a novel by British author Richard Pryce, best known as one of his more prominent works in late 19th-century fiction.
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D.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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E.
Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
- 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: Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude Target entity description: Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude is an 1816 narrative poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that explores the tragic quest of an idealistic poet in search of absolute beauty and truth.
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A.
A Guide for the Bedevilled
A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
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B.
Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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C.
An Evil Spirit
"An Evil Spirit" is a novel by British author Richard Pryce, best known as one of his more prominent works in late 19th-century fiction.
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D.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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E.
Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | narrative poem ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Alastor ⓘ |
| author | Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | unnamed Poet ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1815 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an early major work of Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | book ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic poetry
ⓘ
philosophical poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Preface to Alastor
ⓘ
The poem "Alastor" ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German Romanticism
ⓘ
Samuel Taylor Coleridge ⓘ William Wordsworth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 720 lines ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | single extended narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publisher |
Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
ⓘ
linked to:
Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy
|
| relatedWork |
Prometheus Unbound
ⓘ
Queen Mab ⓘ |
| setting | various idealized natural landscapes ⓘ |
| subjectCategory |
English narrative poems
ⓘ
works by Percy Bysshe Shelley ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | tragic quest of an idealistic poet ⓘ |
| subtitle | The Spirit of Solitude ⓘ |
| symbolism | Alastor as avenging spirit of solitude ⓘ |
| theme |
imagination
ⓘ
isolation of the artist ⓘ limits of human aspiration ⓘ relationship between poet and nature ⓘ solitude ⓘ the quest for absolute beauty ⓘ the quest for truth ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Alastor ⓘ |
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