The Idea of North
E417054
The Idea of North is a 1967 experimental radio documentary by Canadian pianist and broadcaster Glenn Gould that explores themes of isolation, solitude, and northern identity through layered spoken voices and sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Idea of North canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161215 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idea of North Context triple: [At Action Park, hasPart, The Idea of North]
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A.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
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C.
A Sixth Part of the World
A Sixth Part of the World is a 1926 Soviet silent documentary film by Dziga Vertov that exemplifies the Soviet montage style through its experimental editing and portrayal of the USSR’s vast lands and peoples.
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D.
High North
The High North is a term commonly used to describe the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the far North, encompassing remote, sparsely populated areas of strategic, environmental, and geopolitical importance.
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E.
The North Water
The North Water is a British television drama miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire’s novel, following a disgraced surgeon on a brutal 19th-century whaling expedition in the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idea of North Target entity description: The Idea of North is a 1967 experimental radio documentary by Canadian pianist and broadcaster Glenn Gould that explores themes of isolation, solitude, and northern identity through layered spoken voices and sound.
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A.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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B.
A Place Among the Nations
A Place Among the Nations is a political and historical book by Benjamin Netanyahu that presents a defense of Zionism and the Jewish people's claim to the land of Israel.
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C.
A Sixth Part of the World
A Sixth Part of the World is a 1926 Soviet silent documentary film by Dziga Vertov that exemplifies the Soviet montage style through its experimental editing and portrayal of the USSR’s vast lands and peoples.
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D.
High North
The High North is a term commonly used to describe the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the far North, encompassing remote, sparsely populated areas of strategic, environmental, and geopolitical importance.
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E.
The North Water
The North Water is a British television drama miniseries adapted from Ian McGuire’s novel, following a disgraced surgeon on a brutal 19th-century whaling expedition in the Arctic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental radio work
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radio documentary ⓘ |
| alternateClassification | radio essay ⓘ |
| composer | Glenn Gould ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator | Glenn Gould ⓘ |
| explores |
personal narratives of northern experience
ⓘ
tension between southern perceptions and northern realities ⓘ |
| features | interviews with people who lived or worked in the Canadian North ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Latecomers
ⓘ
The Quiet in the Land ⓘ |
| format |
layered spoken voices
ⓘ
overlapping monologues ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
sound collage ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | experimental radio documentary ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as a landmark in radio art ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
non-linear narrative
ⓘ
polyphonic structure ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
modernity and the North
ⓘ
psychological effects of remoteness ⓘ relationship between people and landscape ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of solitude as an aesthetic and philosophical concept
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innovative use of overlapping voices in radio ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CBC Radio
ⓘ
linked to:
CBC Radio One
|
| partOf | Glenn Gould’s Solitude Trilogy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first work in the Solitude Trilogy ⓘ |
| producer | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | CBC studios ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic regions ⓘ |
| subject |
Canadian North
ⓘ
isolation ⓘ northern identity ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | contrapuntal montage ⓘ |
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