Sanctuary
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Sanctuary is a dark, controversial novel by William Faulkner that explores violence, corruption, and moral decay in the American South.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary canonical | 12 |
| "Sanctuary" (1931 novel) | 1 |
| Sanctuary (1961 film) | 1 |
| Sanctuary (novel) | 1 |
| “Sanctuary” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269206 — 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: Sanctuary Context triple: [William Faulkner, notableWork, Sanctuary]
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A.
Savior
Savior is a Christian title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing his role as the divine redeemer who delivers humanity from sin and spiritual death.
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B.
Paradise
"Paradise" is a 1997 novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison that explores race, gender, community, and violence in an all-Black town in Oklahoma.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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E.
Apparition
Apparition was an independent American film distribution company known for releasing prestige and arthouse films in the late 2000s.
- 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: Sanctuary Target entity description: Sanctuary is a dark, controversial novel by William Faulkner that explores violence, corruption, and moral decay in the American South.
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A.
Savior
Savior is a Christian title for Jesus Christ, emphasizing his role as the divine redeemer who delivers humanity from sin and spiritual death.
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B.
Paradise
"Paradise" is a 1997 novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison that explores race, gender, community, and violence in an all-Black town in Oklahoma.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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E.
Apparition
Apparition was an independent American film distribution company known for releasing prestige and arthouse films in the late 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Sanctuary (1961 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary
The Story of Temple Drake ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| authorComment | William Faulkner described it as a "potboiler" written for commercial success ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
depiction of crime and corruption
ⓘ
graphic depictions of sexual violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
the corruption of social institutions
ⓘ
the intersection of law, crime, and morality ⓘ the vulnerability of women in a patriarchal society ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Gothic
crime fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Requiem for a Nun ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bootlegging
ⓘ
legal trial ⓘ murder ⓘ organized crime ⓘ rape ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | example of early 20th-century American Southern Gothic literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Gowan Stevens
ⓘ
Horace Benbow ⓘ Popeye ⓘ Temple Drake ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Yoknapatawpha County novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Yoknapatawpha saga
|
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of William Faulkner’s most controversial works ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1931-02-09 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith ⓘ |
| setInFictionalPlace | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
Mississippi ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
ⓘ
justice and injustice ⓘ moral decay ⓘ sexual exploitation ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | approximately three weeks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Sanctuary Description of subject: Sanctuary is a dark, controversial novel by William Faulkner that explores violence, corruption, and moral decay in the American South.
Referenced by (16)
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