Reveries of the Solitary Walker
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Reveries of the Solitary Walker is a posthumously published autobiographical and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composed as a series of meditative walks reflecting on his life, society, and nature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reveries of the Solitary Walker canonical | 17 |
| Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire | 2 |
| Rêveries du promeneur solitaire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406926 — 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: Reveries of the Solitary Walker Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Rousseau, notableWork, Reveries of the Solitary Walker]
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A.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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B.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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C.
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is a romantic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Italy that explores themes of art, guilt, and moral ambiguity through the intertwined lives of four expatriates.
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D.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- 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: Reveries of the Solitary Walker Target entity description: Reveries of the Solitary Walker is a posthumously published autobiographical and philosophical work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, composed as a series of meditative walks reflecting on his life, society, and nature.
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A.
Some Fruits of Solitude
Some Fruits of Solitude is a collection of aphorisms and reflections on morality, conduct, and inner life by the Quaker leader and philosopher William Penn.
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B.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
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C.
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is a romantic historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne set in Italy that explores themes of art, guilt, and moral ambiguity through the intertwined lives of four expatriates.
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D.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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E.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical work
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book ⓘ essay collection ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Rousseau's feelings of isolation
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Rousseau's later life ⓘ Rousseau's relationship with society ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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essay ⓘ memoir ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Eighth Walk
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Fifth Walk ⓘ First Walk ⓘ Fourth Walk ⓘ Ninth Walk ⓘ Second Walk ⓘ Seventh Walk ⓘ Sixth Walk ⓘ Tenth Walk ⓘ Third Walk ⓘ |
| influenced |
Romantic literature
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autobiographical writing ⓘ modern introspective literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
meditative prose
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philosophical meditation ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
memory
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nature ⓘ persecution ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ society and the individual ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism precursor ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of autobiography and philosophy
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defense of solitude ⓘ introspective style ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 10 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire
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linked to:
Reveries of the Solitary Walker
|
| philosophicalTradition | Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| setting |
Geneva
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Paris ⓘ nature walks ⓘ |
| structure | series of walks ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Rousseau's final years ⓘ |
| title | Reveries of the Solitary Walker ⓘ |
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