I. A. Richards
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I. A. Richards was a pioneering English literary critic and rhetorician whose work helped found the discipline of modern literary theory and practical criticism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I. A. Richards canonical | 16 |
| F. R. Leavis | 1 |
| Northrop Frye | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2968900 — 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: I. A. Richards Context triple: [C. K. Ogden, coAuthoredWith, I. A. Richards]
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C. K. Ogden
C. K. Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer best known for his work on the theory of language, including the development of Basic English and influential studies in semantics.
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John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the New Criticism movement, known for his influential essays on literary theory and his role in shaping 20th-century literary studies.
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C.
Susanne Langer
Susanne Langer was an American philosopher best known for her work on the philosophy of art, symbolism, and the nature of human understanding.
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D.
H. P. Grice
H. P. Grice was a British philosopher of language best known for his theory of conversational implicature and influential work on meaning and communication.
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E.
Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt was an American literary critic and humanist whose advocacy of classical restraint, moral realism, and the "New Humanism" movement deeply shaped 20th-century conservative thought.
- 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: I. A. Richards Target entity description: I. A. Richards was a pioneering English literary critic and rhetorician whose work helped found the discipline of modern literary theory and practical criticism.
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A.
C. K. Ogden
C. K. Ogden was a British linguist, philosopher, and writer best known for his work on the theory of language, including the development of Basic English and influential studies in semantics.
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B.
John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the New Criticism movement, known for his influential essays on literary theory and his role in shaping 20th-century literary studies.
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C.
Susanne Langer
Susanne Langer was an American philosopher best known for her work on the philosophy of art, symbolism, and the nature of human understanding.
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D.
H. P. Grice
H. P. Grice was a British philosopher of language best known for his theory of conversational implicature and influential work on meaning and communication.
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E.
Irving Babbitt
Irving Babbitt was an American literary critic and humanist whose advocacy of classical restraint, moral realism, and the "New Humanism" movement deeply shaped 20th-century conservative thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ literary critic ⓘ poet ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| almaMater | Magdalene College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-02-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Sandbach, Cheshire, England
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linked to:
Sandbach
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| coAuthor | C. K. Ogden ⓘ |
| coAuthoredWork | The Meaning of Meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-09-07 ⓘ |
| developed | methods of practical criticism using anonymous texts ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Clifton College ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| familyName | Richards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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literary criticism ⓘ literary theory ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ivor Armstrong Richards
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linked to:
C. K. Ogden
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| givenName | Ivor ⓘ |
| influenced |
American New Critics
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linked to:
New Criticism
Cleanth Brooks ⓘ F. R. Leavis ⓘ New Criticism ⓘ William Empson ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New Criticism influence
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developing practical criticism ⓘ founding modern literary theory ⓘ theory of meaning in language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Coleridge on Imagination
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Practical Criticism ⓘ Principles of Literary Criticism ⓘ
linked to:
Practical Criticism
The Meaning of Meaning ⓘ The Philosophy of Rhetoric ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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university lecturer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in English at Cambridge
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professor of English at Harvard University ⓘ |
| theorized |
close reading as a method of criticism
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context theory of meaning ⓘ distinction between sense and meaning ⓘ |
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Subject: I. A. Richards Description of subject: I. A. Richards was a pioneering English literary critic and rhetorician whose work helped found the discipline of modern literary theory and practical criticism.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: I. A. Richards
linked to: I. A. Richards