L’Encre de la mélancolie
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L’Encre de la mélancolie is a major critical essay by Jean Starobinski that explores the cultural, literary, and historical dimensions of melancholy in Western thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ink of Melancholy (English title, partial/related translations and selections) | 1 |
| L’Encre de la mélancolie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10332258 — 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: L’Encre de la mélancolie Context triple: [Jean Starobinski, notableWork, L’Encre de la mélancolie]
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A.
Mélancholie
Mélancholie is a sculptural work by 18th-century French artist Étienne-Maurice Falconet, exemplifying his refined Rococo style and expressive treatment of emotion.
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B.
Le Monde sans soleil
Le Monde sans soleil is a 1964 French documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that chronicles an experimental month-long underwater habitat mission.
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C.
Le Sang d’un poète
Le Sang d’un poète is a 1930 avant-garde surrealist film that explores the inner world of an artist through dreamlike, symbolic imagery.
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D.
Tristesse d’été
Tristesse d’été is a lyric poem by Paul Verlaine, noted for its melancholic evocation of summer and its musical, symbolist style.
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E.
Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire
Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire is a poetic work dedicated to the memory and legacy of the French poet Charles Baudelaire.
- 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: L’Encre de la mélancolie Target entity description: L’Encre de la mélancolie is a major critical essay by Jean Starobinski that explores the cultural, literary, and historical dimensions of melancholy in Western thought.
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A.
Mélancholie
Mélancholie is a sculptural work by 18th-century French artist Étienne-Maurice Falconet, exemplifying his refined Rococo style and expressive treatment of emotion.
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B.
Le Monde sans soleil
Le Monde sans soleil is a 1964 French documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that chronicles an experimental month-long underwater habitat mission.
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C.
Le Sang d’un poète
Le Sang d’un poète is a 1930 avant-garde surrealist film that explores the inner world of an artist through dreamlike, symbolic imagery.
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D.
Tristesse d’été
Tristesse d’été is a lyric poem by Paul Verlaine, noted for its melancholic evocation of summer and its musical, symbolist style.
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E.
Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire
Le Tombeau de Charles Baudelaire is a poetic work dedicated to the memory and legacy of the French poet Charles Baudelaire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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critical essay ⓘ |
| author | Jean Starobinski ⓘ |
| contributor | Jean Starobinski ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
acclaimed by literary scholars
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considered a major work in melancholy studies ⓘ |
| examinesWorkOf |
Aristotle
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Charles Baudelaire ⓘ Dürer ⓘ
linked to:
Albrecht Dürer
Hippocrates ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ Robert Burton ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| field |
comparative literature
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history of medicine ⓘ intellectual history ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural history
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Ink of Melancholy (English title, partial/related translations and selections)
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linked to:
L’Encre de la mélancolie
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| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodCovered |
Antiquity
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Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Western thought
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cultural representations of melancholy ⓘ history of ideas ⓘ literature ⓘ melancholy ⓘ psychology of melancholy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive historical scope
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influence on studies of melancholy ⓘ interdisciplinary approach ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
acedia
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depression ⓘ melancholia ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Histoire du traitement de la mélancolie (by Jean Starobinski) ⓘ |
| theme |
literary representations of melancholy
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medical conceptions of melancholy ⓘ melancholy and modern subjectivity ⓘ philosophical conceptions of melancholy ⓘ relationship between melancholy and creativity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: L’Encre de la mélancolie Description of subject: L’Encre de la mélancolie is a major critical essay by Jean Starobinski that explores the cultural, literary, and historical dimensions of melancholy in Western thought.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
L’Encre de la mélancolie
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hasTranslation
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Ink of Melancholy (English title, partial/related translations and selections)
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linked to: L’Encre de la mélancolie