The Back Country
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The Back Country is a poetry collection by Gary Snyder that blends nature, Zen Buddhism, and reflections on wilderness and rural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Back Country canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3111126 — 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: The Back Country Context triple: [Gary Snyder, notableWork, The Back Country]
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A.
The Wilderness
The Wilderness is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of untouched natural scenery in the Hudson River School tradition.
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B.
Cross in the Mountains
Cross in the Mountains is a seminal early 19th-century Romantic altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a crucifix atop a mountain landscape, symbolically merging Christian spirituality with the sublime power of nature.
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C.
In the Pines
"In the Pines" is a traditional American folk song, also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," that has been widely covered and adapted across blues, country, and rock music.
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D.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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E.
Blue Prairie
"Blue Prairie" is a classic Western song popularized by the Sons of the Pioneers, known for its evocative harmonies and nostalgic frontier imagery.
- 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: The Back Country Target entity description: The Back Country is a poetry collection by Gary Snyder that blends nature, Zen Buddhism, and reflections on wilderness and rural life.
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A.
The Wilderness
The Wilderness is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, celebrated for its atmospheric depiction of untouched natural scenery in the Hudson River School tradition.
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B.
Cross in the Mountains
Cross in the Mountains is a seminal early 19th-century Romantic altarpiece painting by Caspar David Friedrich that depicts a crucifix atop a mountain landscape, symbolically merging Christian spirituality with the sublime power of nature.
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C.
In the Pines
"In the Pines" is a traditional American folk song, also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," that has been widely covered and adapted across blues, country, and rock music.
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D.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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E.
Blue Prairie
"Blue Prairie" is a classic Western song popularized by the Sons of the Pioneers, known for its evocative harmonies and nostalgic frontier imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist poetry
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eco-poetry ⓘ environmental literature ⓘ |
| author | Gary Snyder ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Gary Snyder ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary nature poetry
ⓘ
environmental writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
poems set in India
ⓘ
poems set in Japan ⓘ poems set in rural communities ⓘ poems set in the American West ⓘ |
| hasPoemForm |
free verse
ⓘ
haiku ⓘ short lyric ⓘ tanka ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American West landscapes
ⓘ
East Asian poetry ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemplative practice in daily life
ⓘ
human relationship with the natural world ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of wilderness experience
ⓘ
fusion of travel writing and lyric poetry ⓘ integration of Buddhist thought and ecological awareness ⓘ |
| publisher | New Directions Publishing ⓘ |
| setting |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
India ⓘ Japan ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
attention to local detail
ⓘ
imagistic language ⓘ meditative tone ⓘ minimalist diction ⓘ |
| theme |
Zen Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
environmentalism ⓘ nature ⓘ place ⓘ rural life ⓘ spirituality ⓘ travel ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
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Subject: The Back Country Description of subject: The Back Country is a poetry collection by Gary Snyder that blends nature, Zen Buddhism, and reflections on wilderness and rural life.
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