A Sicilian Romance
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A Sicilian Romance is a 1790 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that follows the dark secrets and supernatural intrigues surrounding a noble Sicilian family.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Sicilian Romance canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Sicilian Romance Context triple: [Ann Radcliffe, notableWork, A Sicilian Romance]
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A.
The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence is a historical fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines Mughal India and Renaissance Florence in a richly imaginative tale of love, power, and storytelling.
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B.
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, forming the second part of his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy that explores family life and social change in early 20th-century Egypt.
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C.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
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D.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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E.
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief is a 1945 MGM musical fantasy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its stylized dance sequences and whimsical, surreal visual design.
- 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: A Sicilian Romance Target entity description: A Sicilian Romance is a 1790 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that follows the dark secrets and supernatural intrigues surrounding a noble Sicilian family.
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A.
The Enchantress of Florence
The Enchantress of Florence is a historical fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines Mughal India and Renaissance Florence in a richly imaginative tale of love, power, and storytelling.
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B.
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire is a celebrated novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, forming the second part of his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy that explores family life and social change in early 20th-century Egypt.
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C.
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers is a 1941 swashbuckling adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ novella about separated twin brothers bound by a mysterious psychic link.
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D.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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E.
Yolanda and the Thief
Yolanda and the Thief is a 1945 MGM musical fantasy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its stylized dance sequences and whimsical, surreal visual design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ann Radcliffe ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
appearance versus reality
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family secrets ⓘ female virtue and sensibility ⓘ imprisonment and confinement ⓘ tyranny and oppression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Romance of the Forest ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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romance novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations of Gothic romances (19th century, general influence) ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hippolitus de Vereza
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Madame de Menon ⓘ Maria de Vellorno ⓘ Marquis of Mazzini ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Emilia Mazzini
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linked to:
Julia Mazzini
Julia Mazzini ⓘ |
| hasPart | two volumes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Radcliffe’s collected works editions ⓘ |
| influenced | later Gothic novelists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Clara Reeve
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Horace Walpole ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Gothic literature ⓘ |
| motif |
haunted castle
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mysterious disappearances ⓘ subterranean passages ⓘ supernatural apparitions ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early development of Radcliffean Gothic
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use of atmospheric landscape description ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| precededBy | The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1790 ⓘ |
| publisher | T. Hookham ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Sicily ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on sensibility and emotion
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picturesque descriptions ⓘ suspenseful plotting ⓘ |
| subject |
feigned supernatural events explained rationally
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noble Sicilian family ⓘ secret first wife of the Marquis ⓘ |
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Subject: A Sicilian Romance Description of subject: A Sicilian Romance is a 1790 Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe that follows the dark secrets and supernatural intrigues surrounding a noble Sicilian family.
Referenced by (13)
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