Melmoth the Wanderer
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Melmoth the Wanderer is an 1820 Gothic novel by Charles Maturin that follows a cursed scholar doomed to wander the earth in search of someone willing to take over his pact with the Devil.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melmoth the Wanderer canonical | 10 |
| Melmoth | 1 |
| Melmoth réconcilié | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437046 — 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: Melmoth the Wanderer Context triple: [Charles Maturin, notableWork, Melmoth the Wanderer]
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A.
Gothic Serpent
Gothic Serpent was the codename for the 1993 U.S. special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, that led to the Battle of Mogadishu depicted in "Black Hawk Down."
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B.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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C.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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D.
Vile Bodies
Vile Bodies is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that portrays the reckless, hedonistic lifestyle of England’s interwar “Bright Young Things.”
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E.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
- 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: Melmoth the Wanderer Target entity description: Melmoth the Wanderer is an 1820 Gothic novel by Charles Maturin that follows a cursed scholar doomed to wander the earth in search of someone willing to take over his pact with the Devil.
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A.
Gothic Serpent
Gothic Serpent was the codename for the 1993 U.S. special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, that led to the Battle of Mogadishu depicted in "Black Hawk Down."
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B.
The Vampire
"The Vampire" is a film featuring actress Lydia Reed, known for her work in mid-20th-century American cinema.
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C.
The Spectre Bridegroom
The Spectre Bridegroom is a short Gothic-humor tale by Washington Irving about a mysterious, seemingly supernatural bridegroom whose true identity is revealed in a comic twist.
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D.
Vile Bodies
Vile Bodies is a satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh that portrays the reckless, hedonistic lifestyle of England’s interwar “Bright Young Things.”
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E.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Charles Maturin ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Faustian bargain
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damnation ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Immalee
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John Melmoth ⓘ Monçada ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later depictions of cursed wanderer archetypes
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modern Gothic and horror literature ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
eternal wandering
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madness ⓘ pact with the Devil ⓘ persecution ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century Gothic fiction
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Charles Robert Maturin’s later reputation as a Gothic writer ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Gothic literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Melmoth
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linked to:
John Melmoth
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| narrativeStructure |
frame narrative
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stories within stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, digressive narrative
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depiction of a wandering, accursed hero ⓘ intense religious and philosophical themes ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| protagonistDescription | cursed scholar who has made a pact with the Devil ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Archibald Constable and Company
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linked to:
Archibald Constable & Co.
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| relatedWork |
Faust
ⓘ
linked to:
Historia von D. Johann Fausten
The Monk ⓘ |
| setting |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | over a century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Melmoth the Wanderer Description of subject: Melmoth the Wanderer is an 1820 Gothic novel by Charles Maturin that follows a cursed scholar doomed to wander the earth in search of someone willing to take over his pact with the Devil.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.