Winesburg, Ohio
E351462
Winesburg, Ohio is a seminal 1919 short story cycle by Sherwood Anderson that portrays the inner lives and emotional isolation of residents in a small Midwestern town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winesburg, Ohio canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3362089 — 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: Winesburg, Ohio Context triple: [Sherwood Anderson, notableWork, Winesburg, Ohio]
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A.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
Raintree County
Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical drama film set during the Civil War era, known for its ambitious scope and for starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor.
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C.
Our Town
Our Town is a classic 1940 American drama film adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play, directed by Sam Wood and celebrated for its poignant portrayal of small-town life and universal human experiences.
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D.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
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E.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café is a Southern Gothic novella by Carson McCullers that explores themes of unrequited love, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships in a small Georgia mill town.
- 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: Winesburg, Ohio Target entity description: Winesburg, Ohio is a seminal 1919 short story cycle by Sherwood Anderson that portrays the inner lives and emotional isolation of residents in a small Midwestern town.
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A.
Whilomville Stories
Whilomville Stories is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that depict small-town American life with his characteristic realism and psychological insight.
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B.
Raintree County
Raintree County is a 1957 American epic historical drama film set during the Civil War era, known for its ambitious scope and for starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor.
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C.
Our Town
Our Town is a classic 1940 American drama film adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s play, directed by Sam Wood and celebrated for its poignant portrayal of small-town life and universal human experiences.
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D.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
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E.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café is a Southern Gothic novella by Carson McCullers that explores themes of unrequited love, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships in a small Georgia mill town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fiction ⓘ short story cycle ⓘ |
| author | Sherwood Anderson ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
emotional isolation
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frustrated desires ⓘ inability to communicate ⓘ inner lives of small-town residents ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstEditionPublisher | B. W. Huebsch ⓘ |
| form | interconnected short stories ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Adventure
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An Awakening ⓘ Death ⓘ Departure ⓘ Drink ⓘ Godliness ⓘ Hands ⓘ Loneliness ⓘ Mother ⓘ Nobody Knows ⓘ Paper Pills ⓘ Queer ⓘ Respectability ⓘ Sophistication ⓘ Tandy ⓘ The Philosopher ⓘ The Strength of God ⓘ The Teacher ⓘ The Thinker ⓘ The Untold Lie ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ernest Hemingway
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John Steinbeck ⓘ William Faulkner ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | George Willard ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | linked character sketches ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative narrative form
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portrayal of small-town life ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 22 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | young reporter ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| publisher | B. W. Huebsch ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of American literature
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seminal work of American modernism ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional town of Winesburg, Ohio ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century and early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winesburg, Ohio Description of subject: Winesburg, Ohio is a seminal 1919 short story cycle by Sherwood Anderson that portrays the inner lives and emotional isolation of residents in a small Midwestern town.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sherwood
subject linked to:
Round Hill Cemetery, Marion, Virginia
subject linked to:
Cornelia Lane