The Loom of Youth
E619518
The Loom of Youth is a controversial 1917 semi-autobiographical novel by Alec Waugh that portrays life and disillusionment at an English public school.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Loom of Youth canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6809195 — 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: The Loom of Youth Context triple: [Alec Waugh, notableWork, The Loom of Youth]
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A.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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B.
The Tapestry
The Tapestry is a biographical and reflective book by Edith Schaeffer that intertwines the story of her life and ministry with her husband Francis Schaeffer into a narrative of God’s providential guidance.
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C.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
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D.
The Weaver
"The Weaver" is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a craftsman at work and exemplifying his detailed, realistic portrayal of everyday life.
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E.
Book of Longing
Book of Longing is a collection of poetry and drawings by Leonard Cohen that reflects his characteristic blend of spirituality, desire, and introspection.
- 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 Loom of Youth Target entity description: The Loom of Youth is a controversial 1917 semi-autobiographical novel by Alec Waugh that portrays life and disillusionment at an English public school.
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A.
The Woven Figure
The Woven Figure is a collection of essays by conservative political commentator George F. Will that reflects on American politics, culture, and public life.
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B.
The Tapestry
The Tapestry is a biographical and reflective book by Edith Schaeffer that intertwines the story of her life and ministry with her husband Francis Schaeffer into a narrative of God’s providential guidance.
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C.
The Ancient Child
The Ancient Child is a novel by N. Scott Momaday that blends Native American mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age story about identity, memory, and transformation.
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D.
The Weaver
"The Weaver" is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a craftsman at work and exemplifying his detailed, realistic portrayal of everyday life.
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E.
Book of Longing
Book of Longing is a collection of poetry and drawings by Leonard Cohen that reflects his characteristic blend of spirituality, desire, and introspection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Alec Waugh ⓘ |
| controversy | offended authorities at Sherborne School ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | controversial ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
school story ⓘ semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorSiblingRelation | Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
schoolboys
ⓘ
teachers ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| influenced | later public school novels ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Alec Waugh's experiences at Sherborne School ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
adolescent disillusionment
ⓘ
critique of English public school system ⓘ public school life ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
criticism of traditional public school values
ⓘ
frank portrayal of school life ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grant Richards ⓘ |
| setting | English public school ⓘ |
| subject |
boarding school students
ⓘ
education in England ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Loom of Youth Description of subject: The Loom of Youth is a controversial 1917 semi-autobiographical novel by Alec Waugh that portrays life and disillusionment at an English public school.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Waugh family