The Vision of the Fountain
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"The Vision of the Fountain" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Twice-Told Tales*, that blends romantic idealism with themes of memory and unattainable beauty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Vision of the Fountain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021523 — 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 Vision of the Fountain Context triple: [Twice-Told Tales, containsWork, The Vision of the Fountain]
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A.
Fountain of Tears
Fountain of Tears is a famous 18th-century marble fountain in the Bakhchisarai Palace in Crimea, renowned as a symbol of tragic love and a major inspiration for Alexander Pushkin’s poem "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai."
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
The Visionary
"The Visionary" is a psychological novel by Norwegian author Jonas Lie that explores themes of imagination, identity, and the blurred line between reality and fantasy.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
- 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 Vision of the Fountain Target entity description: "The Vision of the Fountain" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Twice-Told Tales*, that blends romantic idealism with themes of memory and unattainable beauty.
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A.
Fountain of Tears
Fountain of Tears is a famous 18th-century marble fountain in the Bakhchisarai Palace in Crimea, renowned as a symbol of tragic love and a major inspiration for Alexander Pushkin’s poem "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai."
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
The Visionary
"The Visionary" is a psychological novel by Norwegian author Jonas Lie that explores themes of imagination, identity, and the blurred line between reality and fantasy.
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D.
Heaven's Mirror
Heaven's Mirror is a book by Graham Hancock that explores ancient monuments and myths around the world, proposing they encode sophisticated astronomical knowledge and memories of a lost advanced civilization.
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E.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ |
| genre |
American literature
ⓘ
romantic fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasCollection | Twice-Told Tales ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
fountain
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idealized woman ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
romantic
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symbolic ⓘ |
| includedIn | Twice-Told Tales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| theme |
idealized love
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imagination versus reality ⓘ memory ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ unattainable beauty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Vision of the Fountain Description of subject: "The Vision of the Fountain" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, included in his collection *Twice-Told Tales*, that blends romantic idealism with themes of memory and unattainable beauty.
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