The Undying Past
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The Undying Past is a 19th-century German novel by Hermann Sudermann that explores themes of passion, morality, and social convention, later serving as the literary basis for the silent film "Flesh and the Devil."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Undying Past canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12833744 — 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: The Undying Past Context triple: [Flesh and the Devil, basedOn, The Undying Past]
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A.
The Dark Past
The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller in which Nina Foch plays a key role in a tense story about a criminal and a psychiatrist confronting buried trauma.
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B.
World Without End
World Without End is a historical novel by Ken Follett that continues the story begun in The Pillars of the Earth, following the lives of residents in the medieval town of Kingsbridge during the 14th century.
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C.
World Without End
World Without End is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its story of astronauts who time-travel to a post-apocalyptic future Earth.
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D.
The Ruin
The Ruin is a melancholic Old English poem reflecting on the crumbling remains of a once-great stone city and the transience of human achievements.
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E.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
- 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: The Undying Past Target entity description: The Undying Past is a 19th-century German novel by Hermann Sudermann that explores themes of passion, morality, and social convention, later serving as the literary basis for the silent film "Flesh and the Devil."
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A.
The Dark Past
The Dark Past is a 1948 American film noir psychological thriller in which Nina Foch plays a key role in a tense story about a criminal and a psychiatrist confronting buried trauma.
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B.
World Without End
World Without End is a historical novel by Ken Follett that continues the story begun in The Pillars of the Earth, following the lives of residents in the medieval town of Kingsbridge during the 14th century.
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C.
World Without End
World Without End is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its story of astronauts who time-travel to a post-apocalyptic future Earth.
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D.
The Ruin
The Ruin is a melancholic Old English poem reflecting on the crumbling remains of a once-great stone city and the transience of human achievements.
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E.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | silent film ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Flesh and the Devil ⓘ |
| author | Hermann Sudermann ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
novel ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | German ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| languageOfAdaptation | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
morality
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passion ⓘ social convention ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Undying Past Description of subject: The Undying Past is a 19th-century German novel by Hermann Sudermann that explores themes of passion, morality, and social convention, later serving as the literary basis for the silent film "Flesh and the Devil."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Flesh and the Devil (1926)