The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays
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The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays is a scholarly study by Kenneth Muir that examines the historical, literary, and cultural materials Shakespeare drew upon in crafting his dramas.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17808612 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays Context triple: [Kenneth Muir, notableWork, The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays]
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Prefaces to Shakespeare
Prefaces to Shakespeare is a series of influential critical essays by Harley Granville Barker that offer insightful, theatrical-minded interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays.
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An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare is an influential 18th-century critical work that defends Shakespeare’s artistic merit and helped shape early modern Shakespearean scholarship.
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Disowning Knowledge in Seven Plays of Shakespeare
Disowning Knowledge in Seven Plays of Shakespeare is a philosophical literary study by Stanley Cavell that explores themes of skepticism, self-knowledge, and acknowledgment in a selection of Shakespeare’s plays.
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The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
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E.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded is a 19th-century work of literary criticism that argues Shakespeare’s plays were written by a group of intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare himself.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays Target entity description: The Sources of Shakespeare’s Plays is a scholarly study by Kenneth Muir that examines the historical, literary, and cultural materials Shakespeare drew upon in crafting his dramas.
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A.
Prefaces to Shakespeare
Prefaces to Shakespeare is a series of influential critical essays by Harley Granville Barker that offer insightful, theatrical-minded interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays.
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B.
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare
An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare is an influential 18th-century critical work that defends Shakespeare’s artistic merit and helped shape early modern Shakespearean scholarship.
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C.
Disowning Knowledge in Seven Plays of Shakespeare
Disowning Knowledge in Seven Plays of Shakespeare is a philosophical literary study by Stanley Cavell that explores themes of skepticism, self-knowledge, and acknowledgment in a selection of Shakespeare’s plays.
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D.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
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E.
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded is a 19th-century work of literary criticism that argues Shakespeare’s plays were written by a group of intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare himself.
- F. None of above. chosen
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