Der Schwierige
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Der Schwierige is a 1921 comedy of manners by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that satirically portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der Schwierige canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4470888 — 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: Der Schwierige Context triple: [Hugo von Hofmannsthal, notableWork, Der Schwierige]
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A.
The Righteous
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B.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
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C.
A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart
"A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart" is a widely cited sermon-essay by Martin Luther King Jr. that urges readers to combine critical, disciplined thinking with deep compassion in the struggle for justice.
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D.
La Espero
La Espero is the poem by L. L. Zamenhof that serves as the de facto anthem of the international language Esperanto, expressing its ideals of peace and global understanding.
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E.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
- 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: Der Schwierige Target entity description: Der Schwierige is a 1921 comedy of manners by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that satirically portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
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A.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
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B.
The Eleven
The Eleven is the nickname of Indy Eleven, a professional soccer club based in Indianapolis that competes in the USL Championship.
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C.
A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart
"A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart" is a widely cited sermon-essay by Martin Luther King Jr. that urges readers to combine critical, disciplined thinking with deep compassion in the struggle for justice.
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D.
La Espero
La Espero is the poem by L. L. Zamenhof that serves as the de facto anthem of the international language Esperanto, expressing its ideals of peace and global understanding.
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E.
Der Gedanke
Der Gedanke is a seminal philosophical essay by Gottlob Frege that analyzes the nature of thoughts, sense, and truth in the philosophy of language and logic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy of manners
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play ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfProtagonist | aristocrat ⓘ |
| concerns | marriage and relationships in high society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Austrian nobility
ⓘ
Viennese salons ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | comedy of manners tradition ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Habsburg aristocratic legacy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
indecisiveness
ⓘ
moral sensitivity ⓘ |
| hasTone |
ironic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | dramatic work ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| isCanonicalWorkIn | 20th-century Austrian drama ⓘ |
| literaryForm | stage play ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Austrian modernist drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hans Karl Bühl ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
moral scruples
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social awkwardness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Hugo von Hofmannsthal plays ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Vienna ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
Viennese high society
ⓘ
aristocratic manners ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna ⓘ |
| settingTime | post–World War I era ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
Austrian aristocracy in decline
ⓘ
ethical responsibility ⓘ postwar social change ⓘ social conventions ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Difficult Man ⓘ |
| workPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der Schwierige Description of subject: Der Schwierige is a 1921 comedy of manners by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that satirically portrays the social awkwardness and moral scruples of an aristocrat in post–World War I Viennese high society.
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