Triple
T2886144
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Armies of the Night |
E59510
|
entity |
| Predicate | subtitle |
P2765
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
History as a Novel, the Novel as History
"History as a Novel, the Novel as History" is the subtitle of Norman Mailer’s nonfiction work *The Armies of the Night*, highlighting its blend of historical reportage and novelistic narrative.
|
E306804
|
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: History as a Novel, the Novel as History | Statement: [Armies of the Night, subtitle, History as a Novel, the Novel as History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Context triple: [Armies of the Night, subtitle, History as a Novel, the Novel as History]
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A.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
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B.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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C.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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D.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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E.
Literature and Revolution
Literature and Revolution is Leon Trotsky’s influential 1920s work of literary criticism that analyzes the relationship between art, culture, and socialist revolution.
- 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: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Triple: [Armies of the Night, subtitle, History as a Novel, the Novel as History]
Generated description
"History as a Novel, the Novel as History" is the subtitle of Norman Mailer’s nonfiction work *The Armies of the Night*, highlighting its blend of historical reportage and novelistic narrative.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Target entity description: "History as a Novel, the Novel as History" is the subtitle of Norman Mailer’s nonfiction work *The Armies of the Night*, highlighting its blend of historical reportage and novelistic narrative.
-
A.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
-
B.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
-
C.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
-
D.
Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
-
E.
Literature and Revolution
Literature and Revolution is Leon Trotsky’s influential 1920s work of literary criticism that analyzes the relationship between art, culture, and socialist revolution.
- 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_69ab4ac739188190a112f42a5a69c951 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe0463ccc8190bf08330f40d0cfdc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b031713e14819098db4cfaaea74f73 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0332021048190a846847e17ccf6f2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0340e559081909e06d5383eca3019 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:03 p.m.