Tarantula
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Tarantula is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness prose poetry book by Bob Dylan, reflecting his surreal and avant-garde literary style of the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarantula canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T150401 — 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: Tarantula Context triple: [Bob Dylan, notablePublication, Tarantula]
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Eyes That See in the Dark
Eyes That See in the Dark is a 1983 country-pop album by Kenny Rogers, best known for featuring the hit single "Islands in the Stream" written by the Bee Gees.
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B.
Muck
Muck is one of the Small Isles of Scotland, a tiny Inner Hebridean island known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural character.
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C.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
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D.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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E.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
- 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: Tarantula Target entity description: Tarantula is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness prose poetry book by Bob Dylan, reflecting his surreal and avant-garde literary style of the 1960s.
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A.
Eyes That See in the Dark
Eyes That See in the Dark is a 1983 country-pop album by Kenny Rogers, best known for featuring the hit single "Islands in the Stream" written by the Bee Gees.
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B.
Muck
Muck is one of the Small Isles of Scotland, a tiny Inner Hebridean island known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural character.
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C.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
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D.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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E.
The Ants
The Ants is a Pulitzer Prize–winning scientific book that provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ant biology, behavior, and social organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
experimental literature work ⓘ prose poetry book ⓘ |
| author | Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
experimental fiction
ⓘ
prose poetry ⓘ stream-of-consciousness literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
musician
ⓘ
poet ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American experimental novels
ⓘ
American poetry collections ⓘ Books by Bob Dylan ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
1960s rock music scene
ⓘ
American counterculture movement ⓘ
linked to:
hippie movement
|
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-02-529330-9 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm |
poetry
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeMode |
first-person elements
ⓘ
multiple voices ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 160 ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical reception ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American popular culture
ⓘ
linked to:
American culture
celebrity and media ⓘ identity ⓘ language experimentation ⓘ politics and protest ⓘ |
| hasWorkRelation | related to Bob Dylan’s song lyrics in style ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Beatniks
stream-of-consciousness modernism ⓘ surrealism ⓘ
linked to:
Surrealism
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
avant-garde
ⓘ
surreal ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense wordplay
ⓘ
fragmented structure ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | Bob Dylan bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Macmillan Publishers ⓘ |
| subject |
1960s American culture
ⓘ
counterculture ⓘ |
| writtenInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarantula Description of subject: Tarantula is an experimental, stream-of-consciousness prose poetry book by Bob Dylan, reflecting his surreal and avant-garde literary style of the 1960s.
Referenced by (8)
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