L’Oblat
E362675
L’Oblat is a late novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores religious conversion and monastic life through the experiences of his recurring character Durtal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L’Oblat canonical | 2 |
| The Oblate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497602 — 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: L’Oblat Context triple: [Joris-Karl Huysmans, notableWork, L’Oblat]
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A.
The Priest
The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.
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B.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
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C.
The Priest
"The Priest" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1970 album "Ladies of the Canyon."
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D.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- 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: L’Oblat Target entity description: L’Oblat is a late novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores religious conversion and monastic life through the experiences of his recurring character Durtal.
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A.
The Priest
The Priest is a supporting character in Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote," a friend of the protagonist who often represents conventional wisdom and attempts to bring Don Quixote back to reality.
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B.
The Priest
The Priest is the unnamed, charismatic and morally ambiguous Catholic clergyman from the television series "Fleabag," whose intense relationship with the protagonist became one of Andrew Scott’s most acclaimed roles.
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C.
The Priest
"The Priest" is a reflective folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1970 album "Ladies of the Canyon."
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D.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ |
| continuationOf | spiritual journey of Durtal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between worldly life and religious vocation
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relationship between art and faith ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Durtal ⓘ |
| follows |
La Cathédrale
ⓘ
linked to:
La cathédrale
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| genre |
Catholic novel
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ religious novel ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasRecurringProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
contemplative prayer
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conversion to Catholicism ⓘ monastic routine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Benedictine monasticism
ⓘ
Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Decadent movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Decadentism
Symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | fin de siècle French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Durtal ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Durtal cycle ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | lay oblate associated with a monastery ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| setting |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholic spirituality
ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ interior spiritual struggle ⓘ monastic life ⓘ mysticism ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
The Oblate
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linked to:
L’Oblat
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| workOfAuthorPeriod | late career of Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L’Oblat Description of subject: L’Oblat is a late novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores religious conversion and monastic life through the experiences of his recurring character Durtal.
Referenced by (3)
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