Tender Buttons
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Tender Buttons is an experimental 1914 prose-poetry collection by Gertrude Stein, known for its radical use of language and fragmented, cubist-inspired descriptions of everyday objects, food, and rooms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tender Buttons canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2128101 — 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: Tender Buttons Context triple: [Gertrude Stein, notableWork, Tender Buttons]
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A.
Promise of the Real
Promise of the Real is an American rock band led by Lukas Nelson, known for its roots-rock sound and frequent collaborations and touring with Neil Young.
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B.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
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C.
I Sing the Body Electric
"I Sing the Body Electric" is a celebrated free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that exalts the human body and soul as sacred, democratic, and inseparable aspects of the self.
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D.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
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E.
The Children’s Machine
The Children’s Machine is a seminal book by Seymour Papert that explores how computers can transform education by empowering children to learn through exploration, creativity, and constructionist principles.
- 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: Tender Buttons Target entity description: Tender Buttons is an experimental 1914 prose-poetry collection by Gertrude Stein, known for its radical use of language and fragmented, cubist-inspired descriptions of everyday objects, food, and rooms.
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A.
Promise of the Real
Promise of the Real is an American rock band led by Lukas Nelson, known for its roots-rock sound and frequent collaborations and touring with Neil Young.
-
B.
The Great Masturbator
The Great Masturbator is a 1929 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a distorted, dreamlike self-portrait exploring themes of sexuality, anxiety, and desire.
-
C.
I Sing the Body Electric
"I Sing the Body Electric" is a celebrated free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that exalts the human body and soul as sacred, democratic, and inseparable aspects of the self.
-
D.
Aoxomoxoa
Aoxomoxoa is a 1969 psychedelic rock studio album by the Grateful Dead, noted for its experimental sound and innovative use of multitrack recording technology.
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E.
The Children’s Machine
The Children’s Machine is a seminal book by Seymour Papert that explores how computers can transform education by empowering children to learn through exploration, creativity, and constructionist principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
prose poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Gertrude Stein ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| form |
poetry
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
ⓘ
prose poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
nonlinear syntax
ⓘ
parataxis ⓘ repetition ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasNarrative |
fragmentary
ⓘ
non-narrative ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 80 pages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Food
ⓘ
Objects ⓘ
linked to:
Things
Rooms ⓘ |
| hasReception |
initially controversial
ⓘ
later influential in avant-garde literature ⓘ |
| hasStructure | short prose pieces ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abstraction
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ language and meaning ⓘ perception ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | title refers to small, everyday things ⓘ |
| influenced |
American avant-garde poetry
ⓘ
Language poetry ⓘ
linked to:
Language poets
experimental feminist writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
ⓘ
Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
experimental poetry courses
ⓘ
modernist literature courses ⓘ women’s writing courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cubist-inspired style
ⓘ
fragmented descriptions ⓘ radical use of language ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisher | Claire Marie ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
everyday objects
ⓘ
food ⓘ rooms ⓘ |
| writtenIn | early 1910s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tender Buttons Description of subject: Tender Buttons is an experimental 1914 prose-poetry collection by Gertrude Stein, known for its radical use of language and fragmented, cubist-inspired descriptions of everyday objects, food, and rooms.
Referenced by (5)
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