The May-Pole of Merry Mount
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The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that contrasts the joyful revelry of a pagan-leaning colony with the stern austerity of Puritan New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The May-Pole of Merry Mount canonical | 6 |
| “My Kinsman, Major Molineux” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021513 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The May-Pole of Merry Mount Context triple: [Twice-Told Tales, containsWork, The May-Pole of Merry Mount]
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A.
The Holy Fair
"The Holy Fair" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and the social atmosphere surrounding Scottish communion gatherings.
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B.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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C.
The Maid of the Oaks
The Maid of the Oaks is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, originally written to celebrate a high-society wedding and later adapted for the London stage.
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D.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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E.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
- 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 May-Pole of Merry Mount Target entity description: The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that contrasts the joyful revelry of a pagan-leaning colony with the stern austerity of Puritan New England.
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A.
The Holy Fair
"The Holy Fair" is a satirical poem by Robert Burns that humorously critiques religious hypocrisy and the social atmosphere surrounding Scottish communion gatherings.
-
B.
The Constant Maid
The Constant Maid is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty dialogue and exploration of love and social manners.
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C.
The Maid of the Oaks
The Maid of the Oaks is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, originally written to celebrate a high-society wedding and later adapted for the London stage.
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D.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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E.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical Merry Mount colony ⓘ |
| centralSymbol | maypole ⓘ |
| contrastsGroup |
Merry Mount revelers
ⓘ
Puritan settlers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| examines |
role of love in a repressive society
ⓘ
tension between individual happiness and communal order ⓘ |
| explores |
ambiguity of good and evil in religious communities
ⓘ
intersection of myth and history in colonial America ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Edgar
ⓘ
Edith ⓘ John Endicott ⓘ
linked to:
John Endecott
|
| firstPublishedIn | Twice-Told Tales ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasTone |
moralistic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Twice-Told Tales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
ⓘ
irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| portrays |
pagan-leaning colony
ⓘ
stern Puritan New England ⓘ |
| publicationForm | magazine or periodical publication prior to collection ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Minister’s Black Veil
ⓘ
Young Goodman Brown ⓘ |
| setting | New England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| theme |
Puritanism
ⓘ
conflict between joy and austerity ⓘ freedom versus repression ⓘ paganism versus Puritanism ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ |
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Subject: The May-Pole of Merry Mount Description of subject: The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that contrasts the joyful revelry of a pagan-leaning colony with the stern austerity of Puritan New England.
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linked to: The May-Pole of Merry Mount