Triple

T14065356
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Louis D. Rubin Jr. E338454 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Curious Death of the Novel
The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
E1077254 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Curious Death of the Novel | Statement: [Louis D. Rubin Jr., notableWork, The Curious Death of the Novel]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curious Death of the Novel
Context triple: [Louis D. Rubin Jr., notableWork, The Curious Death of the Novel]
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • C. On Becoming a Novelist
    On Becoming a Novelist is a widely respected craft book in which John Gardner offers practical guidance and philosophical reflections on the life, discipline, and mindset of the fiction writer.
  • D. The King of the Novel
    The King of the Novel is a short piece by John Irving, included in his collection "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed," that reflects on the craft and stature of the novelist.
  • E. The Death of the Past
    The Death of the Past is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines how modern societies have transformed their relationship with history and collective memory.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Curious Death of the Novel
Triple: [Louis D. Rubin Jr., notableWork, The Curious Death of the Novel]
Generated description
The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curious Death of the Novel
Target entity description: The Curious Death of the Novel is a critical work by Louis D. Rubin Jr. examining the state, evolution, and alleged decline of the modern novel as a literary form.
  • A. The Theory of the Novel
    The Theory of the Novel is a seminal early 20th-century work of literary theory that analyzes the historical development and philosophical significance of the novel as a modern epic form.
  • B. The Art of Fiction
    The Art of Fiction is John Gardner’s influential craft book that offers practical guidance and philosophical insight into the techniques and responsibilities of writing literary fiction.
  • C. On Becoming a Novelist
    On Becoming a Novelist is a widely respected craft book in which John Gardner offers practical guidance and philosophical reflections on the life, discipline, and mindset of the fiction writer.
  • D. The King of the Novel
    The King of the Novel is a short piece by John Irving, included in his collection "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed," that reflects on the craft and stature of the novelist.
  • E. The Death of the Past
    The Death of the Past is a historical study by Sir John H. Plumb that examines how modern societies have transformed their relationship with history and collective memory.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d81c67ba6c819091935650dfb3b895 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de5689c7f48190a47ca94eaa8a9ef9 completed April 14, 2026, 3 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fcb669111081909ccd167f41571a00 completed May 7, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fcc17d16008190bfec11ba0c229aae completed May 7, 2026, 4:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fcc1fe9bb0819098aa2655330569cb completed May 7, 2026, 4:46 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:21 p.m.