The Winding Stair and Other Poems
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The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Winding Stair and Other Poems canonical | 4 |
| The Tower (poem) | 1 |
| The Winding Stair (poetry collection) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Winding Stair and Other Poems Context triple: [W.B. Yeats, notableWork, The Winding Stair and Other Poems]
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Under the Willows and Other Poems
"Under the Willows and Other Poems" is a collection of verse by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, reflecting his characteristic blend of New England settings, moral reflection, and lyrical meditation.
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Counter-Attack and Other Poems
Counter-Attack and Other Poems is a 1918 collection of anti-war poetry by Siegfried Sassoon that vividly depicts the horrors and futility of trench warfare in World War I.
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Poems 1913–1956
Poems 1913–1956 is a major collection of Bertolt Brecht’s poetry spanning over four decades, reflecting his political engagement, exile, and innovative modernist style.
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D.
The Colossus and Other Poems
The Colossus and Other Poems is Sylvia Plath’s first published poetry collection, showcasing her early distinctive voice and themes of identity, death, and psychological turmoil.
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E.
Ballads and Other Poems
Ballads and Other Poems is an 1841 poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that helped establish his popularity through accessible, narrative verse.
- 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: The Winding Stair and Other Poems Target entity description: The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
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A.
Under the Willows and Other Poems
"Under the Willows and Other Poems" is a collection of verse by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, reflecting his characteristic blend of New England settings, moral reflection, and lyrical meditation.
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B.
Counter-Attack and Other Poems
Counter-Attack and Other Poems is a 1918 collection of anti-war poetry by Siegfried Sassoon that vividly depicts the horrors and futility of trench warfare in World War I.
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C.
Poems 1913–1956
Poems 1913–1956 is a major collection of Bertolt Brecht’s poetry spanning over four decades, reflecting his political engagement, exile, and innovative modernist style.
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D.
The Colossus and Other Poems
The Colossus and Other Poems is Sylvia Plath’s first published poetry collection, showcasing her early distinctive voice and themes of identity, death, and psychological turmoil.
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E.
Ballads and Other Poems
Ballads and Other Poems is an 1841 poetry collection by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that helped establish his popularity through accessible, narrative verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author |
W. B. Yeats
ⓘ
linked to:
W.B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats ⓘ
linked to:
W.B. Yeats
|
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| follows | The Tower ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
meditative poetry ⓘ |
| hasPoem |
A Dialogue of Self and Soul
ⓘ
A Prayer for My Daughter ⓘ A Woman Young and Old ⓘ Blood and the Moon ⓘ Byzantium ⓘ In Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz ⓘ The Winding Stair ⓘ Vacillation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish history
ⓘ
metaphysical questions ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important modernist poetry collection
ⓘ
major work of Yeats’s late period ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
A Dialogue of Self and Soul
ⓘ
Byzantium ⓘ Vacillation ⓘ |
| partOf | late poetry of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
ⓘ
linked to:
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan and Co. ⓘ |
| settingElement | Thoor Ballylee ⓘ |
| style |
mature style of W. B. Yeats
ⓘ
mystical symbolism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| theme |
Irish politics
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aging ⓘ history ⓘ mortality ⓘ mysticism ⓘ self and soul ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | staircase in Thoor Ballylee ⓘ |
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Subject: The Winding Stair and Other Poems Description of subject: The Winding Stair and Other Poems is a 1933 poetry collection by W.B. Yeats that reflects his mature style, blending mystical symbolism with meditations on aging, history, and spiritual transformation.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: The Winding Stair and Other Poems
linked to: The Winding Stair and Other Poems
subject linked to:
The Tower (poetry collection)