The Undertaking
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"The Undertaking" is a metaphysical love poem by John Donne that explores the paradoxical nobility of keeping profound love secret in a world that fails to understand it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Undertaking canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21054956 — 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: The Undertaking Context triple: [Songs and Sonnets, containsWork, The Undertaking]
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Inspector of the Dead
Inspector of the Dead is a historical thriller novel by David Morrell featuring Victorian-era intrigue, political conspiracies, and a relentless hunt for a serial killer in 1850s London.
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C.
The Corpse
The Corpse is a Hellboy short story by Mike Mignola that blends Irish folklore with dark humor as Hellboy attempts to bury a restless corpse to fulfill a supernatural bargain.
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D.
After the Funeral
After the Funeral is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he investigates a suspicious death following a wealthy patriarch’s funeral.
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E.
The Burial
The Burial is a novel by British author and painter Jennifer Lash, known for its lyrical prose and exploration of family, faith, and personal transformation.
- 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 Undertaking Target entity description: "The Undertaking" is a metaphysical love poem by John Donne that explores the paradoxical nobility of keeping profound love secret in a world that fails to understand it.
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Inspector of the Dead
Inspector of the Dead is a historical thriller novel by David Morrell featuring Victorian-era intrigue, political conspiracies, and a relentless hunt for a serial killer in 1850s London.
-
C.
The Corpse
The Corpse is a Hellboy short story by Mike Mignola that blends Irish folklore with dark humor as Hellboy attempts to bury a restless corpse to fulfill a supernatural bargain.
-
D.
After the Funeral
After the Funeral is an Agatha Christie detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he investigates a suspicious death following a wealthy patriarch’s funeral.
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E.
The Burial
The Burial is a novel by British author and painter Jennifer Lash, known for its lyrical prose and exploration of family, faith, and personal transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.