The Gentle Shepherd
E163871
The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gentle Shepherd canonical | 6 |
| "The Gentle Shepherd" | 1 |
| "The Gentle Shepherd" (1725) | 1 |
| Gentle Shepherd | 1 |
| The Gentle Shepherd (1725) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1421353 — 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 Gentle Shepherd Context triple: [Allan Ramsay, notableWork, The Gentle Shepherd]
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A.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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B.
The Shepherd's Week
The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.
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C.
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy drama film about the early history of the CIA, directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Ploughman
"The Ploughman" is a poem by Scottish national poet Robert Burns, reflecting his characteristic focus on rural life and common folk.
- 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 Gentle Shepherd Target entity description: The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
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A.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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B.
The Shepherd's Week
The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.
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C.
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy drama film about the early history of the CIA, directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie.
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D.
The Milk-Eyed Mender
The Milk-Eyed Mender is the 2004 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and harpist Joanna Newsom, noted for its intricate lyrics, distinctive vocals, and folk-inspired arrangements.
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E.
The Ploughman
"The Ploughman" is a poem by Scottish national poet Robert Burns, reflecting his characteristic focus on rural life and common folk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish literary work
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pastoral drama ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Pentland Hills near Edinburgh
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linked to:
Pentland Hills
|
| author | Allan Ramsay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| expandedFrom | Ramsay’s earlier Scots pastorals ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Edinburgh printers ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
operatic adaptations
ⓘ
stage revivals in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm | earlier pastoral eclogues by Allan Ramsay ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bauldy
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Glaud ⓘ Mause ⓘ Sir William Worthy ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
celebrated for authentic depiction of Scottish rural life
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praised for musicality of Scots verse ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
comic relief
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disguise and recognition plot ⓘ pastoral idealization of countryside ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Patie
ⓘ
Peggy ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceTradition | frequently performed by Scottish amateur companies in 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish pastoral tradition
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later Scottish poets ⓘ modern Scottish drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of rustic comedy and social commentary
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use of Scots dialect ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| placeInCanon |
foundational text of modern Scottish literary tradition
ⓘ
key work of 18th-century Scottish literature ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| setting | rural Scotland ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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love ⓘ restoration of rightful inheritance ⓘ rural life ⓘ social class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Gentle Shepherd Description of subject: The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Martins (vocal quartet)
linked to: The Gentle Shepherd
linked to: The Gentle Shepherd
linked to: The Gentle Shepherd