The Dolphin
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The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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| The Dolphin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3385192 — 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 Dolphin Context triple: [Robert Lowell, notableWork, The Dolphin]
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A.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin is a classic action-adventure video game series starring a time-traveling dolphin exploring underwater worlds and solving environmental puzzles.
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B.
House of the Dolphins
House of the Dolphins is an ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, notable for its well-preserved mosaics depicting dolphins and other marine motifs.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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D.
The Living Sea
The Living Sea is a 1963 documentary film co-directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that explores marine life and oceanographic research aboard his ship Calypso.
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E.
The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
- 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 Dolphin Target entity description: The Dolphin is a controversial 1973 poetry collection by Robert Lowell that explores his troubled personal life and marital breakdown through confessional verse.
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A.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin is a classic action-adventure video game series starring a time-traveling dolphin exploring underwater worlds and solving environmental puzzles.
-
B.
House of the Dolphins
House of the Dolphins is an ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, notable for its well-preserved mosaics depicting dolphins and other marine motifs.
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C.
The Whale
The Whale is the distinctive, swooping-roof ice hockey arena at Yale University designed by architect Eero Saarinen.
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D.
The Living Sea
The Living Sea is a 1963 documentary film co-directed by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that explores marine life and oceanographic research aboard his ship Calypso.
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E.
The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Robert Lowell ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry ⓘ |
| controversy |
ethical questions about confessional poetry
ⓘ
use of private letters in poems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedBy |
Elizabeth Bishop
ⓘ
Elizabeth Hardwick ⓘ |
| followedBy | Day by Day ⓘ |
| follows | For Lizzie and Harriet ⓘ |
| form |
free verse
ⓘ
sonnet-like structures ⓘ |
| genre |
confessional poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorSpouseDepicted |
Caroline Blackwood
ⓘ
Elizabeth Hardwick ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374148929 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Robert Lowell (as speaker)
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Lowell
|
| hasPoet | Robert Lowell ⓘ |
| isPartOfDebate | ethics of using real people in poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Confessional poetry movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Confessional poetry
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| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
incorporation of altered personal letters
ⓘ
intense confessional style ⓘ |
| partOf | Robert Lowell's late poetry ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| setting |
England
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| subjectMatter |
autobiographical experience
ⓘ
divorce ⓘ guilt ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ mental illness ⓘ personal relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
art versus morality
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betrayal ⓘ family conflict ⓘ remorse ⓘ self-scrutiny ⓘ |
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