Under the Rose
E309711
"Under the Rose" is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, notable for its intricate prose and themes of espionage and paranoia, later collected in his volume "Slow Learner."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Under the Rose canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903186 — 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: Under the Rose Context triple: [Slow Learner, containsWork, Under the Rose]
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A.
The Rose Rent
The Rose Rent is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a widow’s unusual rent of a single rose.
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B.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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C.
Room Full of Roses
"Room Full of Roses" is a classic country song best known through its popular recordings by artists such as the Sons of the Pioneers and later Mickey Gilley.
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D.
A Wreath of Roses
A Wreath of Roses is a 1947 British drama film, adapted from Elizabeth Taylor’s novel, that explores themes of loneliness and disillusionment through the intertwined lives of three women during a summer holiday.
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E.
Rose in Bloom
Rose in Bloom is a coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the personal and moral development of a young heiress navigating love, family, and social expectations.
- 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: Under the Rose Target entity description: "Under the Rose" is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, notable for its intricate prose and themes of espionage and paranoia, later collected in his volume "Slow Learner."
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A.
The Rose Rent
The Rose Rent is a historical mystery novel by Ellis Peters featuring Brother Cadfael, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on a widow’s unusual rent of a single rose.
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B.
The Rose
The Rose is a 1979 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a self-destructive rock singer, widely acclaimed for her powerful performance and the hit title song.
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C.
Room Full of Roses
"Room Full of Roses" is a classic country song best known through its popular recordings by artists such as the Sons of the Pioneers and later Mickey Gilley.
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D.
A Wreath of Roses
A Wreath of Roses is a 1947 British drama film, adapted from Elizabeth Taylor’s novel, that explores themes of loneliness and disillusionment through the intertwined lives of three women during a summer holiday.
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E.
Rose in Bloom
Rose in Bloom is a coming-of-age novel by Louisa May Alcott that follows the personal and moral development of a young heiress navigating love, family, and social expectations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collectedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| collection | Slow Learner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
notedForComplexProse
ⓘ
notedForEspionageTheme ⓘ notedForParanoiaTheme ⓘ |
| hasForm | short fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
intertextuality
ⓘ
irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
codes and ciphers
ⓘ
hidden power structures ⓘ secret organizations ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeTechnique |
nonlinear narrative
ⓘ
shifting perspectives ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | historical setting ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ominous
ⓘ
suspenseful ⓘ |
| includedIn | Slow Learner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorEarlyWork | true ⓘ |
| proseStyle |
allusive
ⓘ
dense ⓘ intricate ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| theme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ imperialism ⓘ paranoia ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ secrecy ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Under the Rose Description of subject: "Under the Rose" is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, notable for its intricate prose and themes of espionage and paranoia, later collected in his volume "Slow Learner."
Referenced by (2)
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