The Key to All Mythologies
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The Key to All Mythologies is the unfinished, ultimately futile scholarly opus on comparative religion and ancient sources undertaken by the pedantic clergyman Edward Casaubon in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Key to All Mythologies | 1 |
| The Key to All Mythologies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Key to All Mythologies Context triple: [Edward Casaubon, hasWork, The Key to All Mythologies]
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A.
Arbeit am Mythos
Arbeit am Mythos is a major philosophical work by Hans Blumenberg that examines the nature, function, and persistence of myth in human culture and thought.
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B.
Mythologies
Mythologies is a seminal 1957 collection of essays by Roland Barthes that analyzes contemporary French popular culture through the lens of semiotics and myth.
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C.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
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D.
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen’s debut poetry collection, first published in 1956, which explores themes of love, religion, and identity in his early literary voice.
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E.
The Amazement of the Gods
The Amazement of the Gods is a mythological painting by the late Renaissance and Mannerist artist Hans von Aachen, exemplifying his refined courtly style and intricate allegorical compositions.
- 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 Key to All Mythologies Target entity description: The Key to All Mythologies is the unfinished, ultimately futile scholarly opus on comparative religion and ancient sources undertaken by the pedantic clergyman Edward Casaubon in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch."
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A.
Arbeit am Mythos
Arbeit am Mythos is a major philosophical work by Hans Blumenberg that examines the nature, function, and persistence of myth in human culture and thought.
-
B.
Mythologies
Mythologies is a seminal 1957 collection of essays by Roland Barthes that analyzes contemporary French popular culture through the lens of semiotics and myth.
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C.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
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D.
Let Us Compare Mythologies
Let Us Compare Mythologies is Leonard Cohen’s debut poetry collection, first published in 1956, which explores themes of love, religion, and identity in his early literary voice.
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E.
The Amazement of the Gods
The Amazement of the Gods is a mythological painting by the late Renaissance and Mannerist artist Hans von Aachen, exemplifying his refined courtly style and intricate allegorical compositions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional scholarly work
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plot device ⓘ unwritten book ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Middlemarch ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Dorothea Brooke
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Edward Casaubon ⓘ |
| authorInFiction | Edward Casaubon ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionInFiction | quietly dismissed by more modern scholars ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
George Eliot's novel Middlemarch
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linked to:
Middlemarch
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| influencedByInFiction |
antiquarian research
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biblical criticism ⓘ classical scholarship ⓘ |
| intendedScope | universal explanation of mythologies ⓘ |
| languageOfCompositionInFiction | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
critique of pedantic scholarship
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device to characterize Edward Casaubon ⓘ symbol of futile intellectual ambition ⓘ |
| mediumInFiction | manuscript ⓘ |
| metaphoricalUse | phrase used in criticism to denote overambitious, obsolete projects ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
example of outdated scholarship
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source of tension in Dorothea and Casaubon's marriage ⓘ |
| publicationStatusInFiction | never published ⓘ |
| reasonForFailureInFiction |
Casaubon's declining health
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Casaubon's lack of engagement with contemporary German scholarship ⓘ overly ambitious scope ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Edward Casaubon's proposed codicil about Dorothea's remarriage ⓘ |
| settingContext | provincial English intellectual life ⓘ |
| statusInNarrative |
ultimately futile
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unfinished ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ancient sources
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comparative religion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dead scholasticism
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gap between aspiration and achievement ⓘ misdirected vocation ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
failure of grand systems
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intellectual isolation ⓘ limits of individual scholarship ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationInFiction | early 19th century ⓘ |
| titleOf | Edward Casaubon's scholarly project ⓘ |
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Subject: The Key to All Mythologies Description of subject: The Key to All Mythologies is the unfinished, ultimately futile scholarly opus on comparative religion and ancient sources undertaken by the pedantic clergyman Edward Casaubon in George Eliot’s novel "Middlemarch."
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linked to: The Key to All Mythologies