Sweeney Redivivus
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Sweeney Redivivus is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reimagines the medieval Irish figure of Sweeney within the modern spiritual and political landscape explored in his collection Station Island.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sweeney Redivivus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9528664 — 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: Sweeney Redivivus Context triple: [Station Island, hasPart, Sweeney Redivivus]
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A.
The World of Mr. Sweeney
The World of Mr. Sweeney is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actor Tom Bosley in one of his early starring roles.
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B.
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
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C.
The 5th Horseman
The 5th Horseman is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson and Maxine Paetro’s Women’s Murder Club series, following a group of San Francisco women who work together to solve a deadly medical-homicide mystery.
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D.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
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E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- 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: Sweeney Redivivus Target entity description: Sweeney Redivivus is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reimagines the medieval Irish figure of Sweeney within the modern spiritual and political landscape explored in his collection Station Island.
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A.
The World of Mr. Sweeney
The World of Mr. Sweeney is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actor Tom Bosley in one of his early starring roles.
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B.
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
-
C.
The 5th Horseman
The 5th Horseman is a crime thriller novel in James Patterson and Maxine Paetro’s Women’s Murder Club series, following a group of San Francisco women who work together to solve a deadly medical-homicide mystery.
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D.
Carrion Comfort
"Carrion Comfort" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that powerfully explores themes of despair, spiritual struggle, and faith through his distinctive sprung rhythm and dense, innovative language.
-
E.
The Glorious Dead
"The Glorious Dead" is a solemn commemorative phrase honoring those who lost their lives in war, famously inscribed on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between poetry and violence
ⓘ
role of the poet in times of conflict ⓘ |
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Irish figure Suibhne ⓘ |
| collectionContext | Station Island explores spiritual and political questions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Sweeney ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
modern Ireland
ⓘ
political landscape ⓘ spiritual landscape ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sweeney Redivivus ⓘ |
| includedIn | Heaney’s exploration of conscience and art ⓘ |
| intertextualWith |
Buile Shuibhne
ⓘ
medieval Irish literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century Irish poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allusion to medieval Irish texts
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reimagining of mythic figure in modern context ⓘ |
| partOf | Station Island ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | late 20th century ⓘ |
| reimagines | medieval Irish figure of Sweeney ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Station Island
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Sweeney Astray ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism on Heaney’s use of myth
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scholarly analysis of Station Island ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish history
ⓘ
The Troubles in Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
exile ⓘ guilt ⓘ political violence ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual conflict ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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