Le Vieux Saltimbanque
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Le Vieux Saltimbanque is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that portrays an aging street performer as a poignant symbol of human isolation and decline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Vieux Saltimbanque canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5493838 — 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: Le Vieux Saltimbanque Context triple: [Le Spleen de Paris, hasPart, Le Vieux Saltimbanque]
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A.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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D.
Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Le Tonnelier de Breteuil is the aristocratic French family name of Émilie du Châtelet, associated with the 18th-century nobility and intellectual circles of France.
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E.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
- 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: Le Vieux Saltimbanque Target entity description: Le Vieux Saltimbanque is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that portrays an aging street performer as a poignant symbol of human isolation and decline.
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A.
Le Chevalier de la Charrette
Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
Le Reculet
Le Reculet is one of the highest summits in eastern France, known for its panoramic views over the surrounding Jura range and the Alps.
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D.
Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
Le Tonnelier de Breteuil is the aristocratic French family name of Émilie du Châtelet, associated with the 18th-century nobility and intellectual circles of France.
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E.
Le Rondinelle
Le Rondinelle is the traditional nickname of Italian football club Brescia Calcio, referring to the team and its players.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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prose poem ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Charles Baudelaire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | a lonely performer ignored by the crowd ⓘ |
| focusesOn | the contrast between past glory and present misery ⓘ |
| form | short prose ⓘ |
| genre |
prose poetry
ⓘ
symbolist literature ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernity
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
psychological observation
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symbolism ⓘ vivid description ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | an old street performer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person observer ⓘ |
| period | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| portrays | an aging street performer ⓘ |
| setting |
a city street
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urban public space ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human isolation
ⓘ
physical and social decline ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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decline ⓘ human isolation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ poverty ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ the artist as outsider ⓘ
linked to:
Art Brut
urban life ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
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poignant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Vieux Saltimbanque Description of subject: Le Vieux Saltimbanque is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that portrays an aging street performer as a poignant symbol of human isolation and decline.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.