Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost is a 17th-century epic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of the Fall of Man, exploring themes of free will, obedience, and the nature of good and evil.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paradise Lost canonical | 12 |
| John Milton's Paradise Lost | 2 |
| John Milton’s Paradise Lost | 1 |
| Le paradis perdu | 1 |
| Milton’s Paradise Lost | 1 |
| Paradise lost | 1 |
| Volume 4: Complete Poems of John Milton | 1 |
| epic poem Paradise Lost | 1 |
| paradise lost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paradise Lost Context triple: [John Milton, notableWork, Paradise Lost]
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A.
The Fall of Man
The Fall of Man is the biblical story describing how Adam and Eve’s disobedience in Eden introduced sin and suffering into the human condition.
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B.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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C.
Ash-Wednesday
Ash-Wednesday is a 1930 poem by T. S. Eliot that marks his turn toward Christian faith, blending spiritual introspection with complex, allusive verse.
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D.
The Lamb
The Lamb is a small uninhabited rocky islet in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, known for its seabird colonies and proximity to the island of Fidra.
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E.
Confessio Amantis
Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
- 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: Paradise Lost Target entity description: Paradise Lost is a 17th-century epic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of the Fall of Man, exploring themes of free will, obedience, and the nature of good and evil.
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A.
The Fall of Man
The Fall of Man is the biblical story describing how Adam and Eve’s disobedience in Eden introduced sin and suffering into the human condition.
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B.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
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C.
Ash-Wednesday
Ash-Wednesday is a 1930 poem by T. S. Eliot that marks his turn toward Christian faith, blending spiritual introspection with complex, allusive verse.
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D.
The Lamb
The Lamb is a small uninhabited rocky islet in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, known for its seabird colonies and proximity to the island of Fidra.
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E.
Confessio Amantis
Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epic poem ⓘ |
| author | John Milton ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adam
ⓘ
Beelzebub ⓘ Eve ⓘ God the Father ⓘ
linked to:
the Father
God the Son ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
Satan ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
the Holy Spirit ⓘ
linked to:
God the Holy Spirit
the archangel Michael ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Michael
the archangel Raphael ⓘ
linked to:
Raphael (archangel)
|
| firstPublicationDate | 1667 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian epic
ⓘ
religious epic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
English literature
ⓘ
Romantic poetry ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
modern interpretations of Satan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Homer’s Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Virgil’s Aeneid ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
classical epics ⓘ the Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| invokes | Heavenly Muse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
free will ⓘ good and evil ⓘ obedience and disobedience ⓘ predestination and foreknowledge ⓘ the Fall of Man ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Man
|
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex syntax
ⓘ
elevated style ⓘ use of extended similes ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksOriginalEdition | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksRevisedEdition | 12 ⓘ |
| openingLines |
Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Man
|
| revisedEditionPublicationDate | 1674 ⓘ |
| setting |
Chaos
ⓘ
Heaven ⓘ Hell ⓘ the Garden of Eden ⓘ
linked to:
Garden of Eden
|
| subjectMatter |
the creation of the world
ⓘ
the expulsion from Eden ⓘ the rebellion of Satan ⓘ
linked to:
Rebellion of Iblis
the temptation of Eve ⓘ
linked to:
The Fall of Man
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Subject: Paradise Lost Description of subject: Paradise Lost is a 17th-century epic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of the Fall of Man, exploring themes of free will, obedience, and the nature of good and evil.
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