The Sorrow Dance
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The Sorrow Dance is a poetry collection by Denise Levertov that reflects her evolving engagement with personal grief and political conscience during the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sorrow Dance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12941428 — 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 Sorrow Dance Context triple: [Denise Levertov, notableWork, The Sorrow Dance]
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A.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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B.
Shadow Dancing
"Shadow Dancing" is a 1978 disco-pop hit single by Andy Gibb that became one of his most successful and recognizable songs.
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C.
Dance with Death
Dance with Death is a 1968 avant-garde jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, noted for its complex harmonies, innovative structures, and distinctive Blue Note sound.
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D.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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E.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
- 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 Sorrow Dance Target entity description: The Sorrow Dance is a poetry collection by Denise Levertov that reflects her evolving engagement with personal grief and political conscience during the 1960s.
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A.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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B.
Shadow Dancing
"Shadow Dancing" is a 1978 disco-pop hit single by Andy Gibb that became one of his most successful and recognizable songs.
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C.
Dance with Death
Dance with Death is a 1968 avant-garde jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, noted for its complex harmonies, innovative structures, and distinctive Blue Note sound.
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D.
After the Dance
"After the Dance" is a 1939 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that explores the disillusionment and emotional fallout among the hedonistic "bright young things" of interwar London.
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E.
The Dancer
The Dancer is a biographical drama film in which Lily-Rose Depp portrays a pioneering early-20th-century performer in the world of modern dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Denise Levertov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Denise Levertov ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasForm |
free verse
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lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
activism
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conscience ⓘ loss ⓘ mourning ⓘ political protest ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American poetry ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Levertov’s politically engaged period ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| reflects |
Denise Levertov’s evolving engagement with personal grief
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Denise Levertov’s evolving engagement with political conscience ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical responsibility
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personal grief ⓘ political conscience ⓘ social justice ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ war and violence ⓘ |
| writtenInContextOf |
1960s political unrest
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Vietnam War era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: The Sorrow Dance Description of subject: The Sorrow Dance is a poetry collection by Denise Levertov that reflects her evolving engagement with personal grief and political conscience during the 1960s.
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