The Changing Light at Sandover
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The Changing Light at Sandover is James Merrill’s ambitious, book-length epic poem that blends autobiography, occult séances, and philosophical reflection into a sprawling modern visionary work.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Changing Light at Sandover canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Changing Light at Sandover Context triple: [James Merrill, notableWork, The Changing Light at Sandover]
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A.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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The Light of Other Days
The Light of Other Days is a science fiction novel that explores the social and ethical consequences of a technology that allows people to see anywhere in space and time, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
Beacon Lights
Beacon Lights is a Christian periodical associated with the Protestant Reformed tradition, focusing on doctrinal teaching and spiritual instruction for young people.
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E.
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories is a 1941 collection of short stories by American author Eudora Welty that helped establish her reputation for richly observed, Southern-set fiction.
- 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: The Changing Light at Sandover Target entity description: The Changing Light at Sandover is James Merrill’s ambitious, book-length epic poem that blends autobiography, occult séances, and philosophical reflection into a sprawling modern visionary work.
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A.
The Lie of the Land
"The Lie of the Land" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the character Missy in a story about a dystopian Earth under alien control.
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B.
The Light of Other Days
The Light of Other Days is a science fiction novel that explores the social and ethical consequences of a technology that allows people to see anywhere in space and time, co-written by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C. Clarke.
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C.
The Dawns Here Are Quiet
The Dawns Here Are Quiet is a Russian war drama film (originally a Soviet-era story) about a group of young female anti-aircraft gunners fighting in a remote forest during World War II.
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D.
Beacon Lights
Beacon Lights is a Christian periodical associated with the Protestant Reformed tradition, focusing on doctrinal teaching and spiritual instruction for young people.
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E.
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories is a 1941 collection of short stories by American author Eudora Welty that helped establish her reputation for richly observed, Southern-set fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epic poem
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visionary poem ⓘ |
| author | James Merrill ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Poetry ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ouija board séances ⓘ |
| containsElement |
cosmic mythology
ⓘ
self-reflexive commentary on writing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPartOriginallyPublishedIn | Divine Comedies ⓘ |
| firstPartPublication | The Book of Ephraim ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical poetry
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occult literature ⓘ philosophical poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | dialogue with spirits ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mirabell: Books of Number
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Scripts for the Pageant ⓘ The Book of Ephraim ⓘ The Higher Keys ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western esotericism
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modernist poetry ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David Jackson
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Ephraim ⓘ James Merrill ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Mirabell ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of occult material into high literary form
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use of Ouija board transcripts as poetic material ⓘ |
| period | late 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1970s–1980s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Atheneum (collected edition)
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linked to:
Atheneum (first edition)
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| setting |
Sandover
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Stonington, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to:
Stonington
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| structure | three-part sequence with coda ⓘ |
| style |
formally intricate
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highly allusive ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
afterlife
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art and creation ⓘ autobiography ⓘ history and cosmology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ occult communication with spirits ⓘ |
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