Triple
T8503956
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Gardner |
E201287
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E739225
|
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 Art of Fiction | Statement: [John Gardner, notableWork, The Art of Fiction]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Fiction Context triple: [John Gardner, notableWork, The Art of Fiction]
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A.
The Art of Fiction (essay about his work and theory)
The Art of Fiction is Henry James’s influential critical essay in which he articulates his views on the nature, purpose, and artistic possibilities of the novel.
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B.
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.
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C.
Aspects of the Novel
Aspects of the Novel is a collection of literary lectures by E. M. Forster that analyzes the fundamental elements and techniques of novel writing.
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D.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
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E.
The Well Wrought Urn
The Well Wrought Urn is a seminal work of literary criticism by Cleanth Brooks that helped define and popularize the principles of New Criticism through close readings of English poetry.
- 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 Art of Fiction Triple: [John Gardner, notableWork, The Art of Fiction]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Fiction Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Art of Fiction (essay about his work and theory)
The Art of Fiction is Henry James’s influential critical essay in which he articulates his views on the nature, purpose, and artistic possibilities of the novel.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Aspects of the Novel
Aspects of the Novel is a collection of literary lectures by E. M. Forster that analyzes the fundamental elements and techniques of novel writing.
-
D.
The Nature and Aim of Fiction
The Nature and Aim of Fiction is an influential essay by Flannery O’Connor that explores what fiction is, how it works, and what purposes it serves in the writer’s and reader’s experience.
-
E.
The Well Wrought Urn
The Well Wrought Urn is a seminal work of literary criticism by Cleanth Brooks that helped define and popularize the principles of New Criticism through close readings of English poetry.
- 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_69ca831fe47c8190b5c57b456d2aefa0 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe59d67d081908155a43b9b463fe3 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e26a3108190a48b00c2927be971 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ff88ff48190a5641635187a9e4f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce50fd3150819097562093bee78a6d |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:14 p.m.