Stanley Edgar Hyman
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Stanley Edgar Hyman was an American literary critic and professor known for his influential work in myth, folklore, and structuralist criticism, as well as his role in mid-20th-century American letters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley Edgar Hyman canonical | 20 |
| Stanley Edgar Hyman’s essays on criticism | 1 |
| Stanley Hyman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stanley Edgar Hyman Context triple: [Shirley Jackson, spouse, Stanley Edgar Hyman]
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Paul Kosok
Paul Kosok was an American historian and archaeologist best known for pioneering the study of Peru’s Nazca Lines through early aerial surveys in the 1930s.
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B.
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom was an influential American literary critic and Yale professor best known for his theories on the Western canon and the "anxiety of influence" among writers.
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C.
Michael Stein
Michael Stein is an American musician and composer best known for co-creating the synth-driven score for the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things" as part of the electronic band Survive.
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D.
Raymond Rosenthal
Raymond Rosenthal was an American literary translator renowned for bringing major Italian and other European works, including those of Primo Levi, into English.
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E.
Howard Fast
Howard Fast was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his historical and politically charged works, including the novel that inspired the film "Spartacus."
- 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: Stanley Edgar Hyman Target entity description: Stanley Edgar Hyman was an American literary critic and professor known for his influential work in myth, folklore, and structuralist criticism, as well as his role in mid-20th-century American letters.
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A.
Paul Kosok
Paul Kosok was an American historian and archaeologist best known for pioneering the study of Peru’s Nazca Lines through early aerial surveys in the 1930s.
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B.
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom was an influential American literary critic and Yale professor best known for his theories on the Western canon and the "anxiety of influence" among writers.
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C.
Michael Stein
Michael Stein is an American musician and composer best known for co-creating the synth-driven score for the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things" as part of the electronic band Survive.
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D.
Raymond Rosenthal
Raymond Rosenthal was an American literary translator renowned for bringing major Italian and other European works, including those of Primo Levi, into English.
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E.
Howard Fast
Howard Fast was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his historical and politically charged works, including the novel that inspired the film "Spartacus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-07-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-07-30 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American National Biography
ⓘ
Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Syracuse University ⓘ |
| employer | Bennington College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish American
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Americans
|
| fieldOfWork |
folklore studies
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literary criticism ⓘ myth criticism ⓘ structuralist criticism ⓘ |
| genre | literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Barry Hyman
ⓘ
Joanne Hyman ⓘ Laurence Jackson Hyman ⓘ Sarah Hyman Dewitt ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
American literary criticism
ⓘ
myth and folklore studies in literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American literary critics ⓘ |
| movement |
New Criticism
ⓘ
structuralism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential work on myth and folklore in literature
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role in mid-20th-century American letters ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various Bennington College literature students ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Critical Performance
ⓘ
Standards ⓘ The Armed Vision ⓘ The Promised End ⓘ The Tangled Bank ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
North Bennington, Vermont, United States
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linked to:
North Bennington, Vermont
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
North Bennington, Vermont, United States
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linked to:
North Bennington, Vermont
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bennington, Vermont, United States
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linked to:
Bennington, Vermont
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| wrotePrefaceFor | posthumous editions of Shirley Jackson’s works ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Stanley Edgar Hyman Description of subject: Stanley Edgar Hyman was an American literary critic and professor known for his influential work in myth, folklore, and structuralist criticism, as well as his role in mid-20th-century American letters.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stanley Edgar Hyman
linked to: Stanley Edgar Hyman
subject linked to:
Shirley Jackson's husband