Journey to a War
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Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Journey to a War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1016354 — 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: Journey to a War Context triple: [W. H. Auden, notableWork, Journey to a War]
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A.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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B.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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D.
A Path Where No Man Thought
A Path Where No Man Thought is a science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan that explores nuclear winter and the catastrophic global consequences of nuclear war.
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E.
The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
- 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: Journey to a War Target entity description: Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
War As I Knew It
"War As I Knew It" is a posthumously published memoir by U.S. General George S. Patton Jr. that recounts his World War II campaigns and military philosophy.
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B.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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D.
A Path Where No Man Thought
A Path Where No Man Thought is a science book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan that explores nuclear winter and the catastrophic global consequences of nuclear war.
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E.
The Glory
The Glory is a track from Kanye West's acclaimed 2007 album "Graduation," known for its soulful production and reflective lyrics about success and perseverance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ travelogue ⓘ |
| author |
Christopher Isherwood
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W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Japanese invasion of China
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
effects of war on civilians ⓘ wartime propaganda ⓘ |
| describes |
front-line conditions in China
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international politics before World War II ⓘ journey from Europe to China ⓘ |
| firstEditionDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| follows | The Ascent of F6 ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole |
Auden as poet
ⓘ
Isherwood as prose writer ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | perceptions of Sino-Japanese conflict in English-speaking world ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commentary on war
ⓘ
prose travel diary ⓘ sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| hasPoeticForm | sonnet ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | mixed prose and verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
China
ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
|
| medium | print ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject | journalism about war ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Christopher Isherwood
ⓘ
W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| precedes | Another Time ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting |
China
ⓘ
Chinese interior ⓘ Hankou ⓘ
linked to:
Wuhan
Shanghai ⓘ |
| theme |
imperialism and conflict
ⓘ
moral responsibility in wartime ⓘ political engagement of writers ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | late 1930s ⓘ |
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Subject: Journey to a War Description of subject: Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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