“The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations”
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“The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations” is a speech by Toni Morrison that reflects on how contemporary literature engages with changing notions of time, hope, and the future.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations” Context triple: [Toni Morrison bibliography, includesSpeech, “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations”]
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Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
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The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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C.
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
"No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" is Michael J. Fox’s reflective memoir that candidly explores his experiences with Parkinson’s disease, aging, and resilience while maintaining his characteristic humor and optimism.
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D.
The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
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E.
The Philosophy of the Present
The Philosophy of the Present is a posthumously published collection of lectures and essays by American pragmatist philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores the nature of time, experience, and social reality.
- 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 Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations” Target entity description: “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations” is a speech by Toni Morrison that reflects on how contemporary literature engages with changing notions of time, hope, and the future.
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A.
Between Past and Future
"Between Past and Future" is a collection of political and philosophical essays by Hannah Arendt that examines the crises of modernity and the challenges of freedom, authority, and tradition in contemporary society.
-
B.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
-
C.
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
"No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" is Michael J. Fox’s reflective memoir that candidly explores his experiences with Parkinson’s disease, aging, and resilience while maintaining his characteristic humor and optimism.
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D.
The Future Poetry
The Future Poetry is a critical work by Indian philosopher and yogi Sri Aurobindo that explores the spiritual evolution of poetry and envisions a higher, more intuitive poetic expression for the future.
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E.
The Philosophy of the Present
The Philosophy of the Present is a posthumously published collection of lectures and essays by American pragmatist philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores the nature of time, experience, and social reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
lecture
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speech ⓘ |
| author | Toni Morrison ⓘ |
| discusses |
changing notions of time in literature
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diminished expectations about the future ⓘ relationship between narrative and temporality ⓘ social and cultural attitudes toward the future ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical implications of diminished expectations
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role of storytelling in shaping temporal imagination ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural pessimism about the future
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how hope is represented in modern narratives ⓘ how literature imagines the future ⓘ |
| genre |
essayistic speech
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
literary critic
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novelist ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public interested in culture and ideas
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readers of literary criticism ⓘ students of literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodDiscussed | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
concept of time
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contemporary literature ⓘ hope ⓘ the future ⓘ |
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Toni Morrison bibliography
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includesSpeech
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“The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations”
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