Fantomina
E644513
Fantomina is an early 18th-century novella by Eliza Haywood that explores female desire, identity, and social constraints through a woman's adoption of multiple disguises to pursue a lover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fantomina canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136130 — 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: Fantomina Context triple: [Eliza Haywood, notableWork, Fantomina]
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A.
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in 1797, known for its dark atmosphere, religious intrigue, and exploration of terror and psychological suspense.
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Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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The Cenci
The Cenci is a tragic verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on the historical story of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci and renowned for its exploration of tyranny, corruption, and moral revolt.
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La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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Rappaccini's Daughter
"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of science, morality, and forbidden love through the tale of a young woman rendered poisonous by her father's experiments.
- 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: Fantomina Target entity description: Fantomina is an early 18th-century novella by Eliza Haywood that explores female desire, identity, and social constraints through a woman's adoption of multiple disguises to pursue a lover.
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A.
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents
The Italian; or, The Confessional of the Black Penitents is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe, first published in 1797, known for its dark atmosphere, religious intrigue, and exploration of terror and psychological suspense.
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B.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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C.
The Cenci
The Cenci is a tragic verse drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on the historical story of the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci and renowned for its exploration of tyranny, corruption, and moral revolt.
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D.
La Rabouilleuse
La Rabouilleuse is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his La Comédie humaine cycle, that explores themes of inheritance, family conflict, and social ambition in post-Napoleonic France.
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E.
Rappaccini's Daughter
"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of science, morality, and forbidden love through the tale of a young woman rendered poisonous by her father's experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| academicUse |
frequently taught in courses on 18th-century literature
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frequently taught in courses on feminist literary theory ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationDate | 1725 ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Eliza Haywood ⓘ |
| author | Eliza Haywood ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
class and social status
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female desire ⓘ female sexuality ⓘ gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ performance and disguise ⓘ power dynamics in sexual relationships ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered an important early feminist text by many scholars ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
female agency
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performance of femininity ⓘ sexual double standard ⓘ social reputation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterDisguisesAs |
country maid
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incognita lady ⓘ prostitute ⓘ widow ⓘ |
| genre |
amatory fiction
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erotic fiction ⓘ novella ⓘ proto-feminist literature ⓘ romance fiction ⓘ |
| includedIn | Eliza Haywood’s early prose fiction corpus ⓘ |
| keyMotif |
deception
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disguise ⓘ masquerade ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | amatory fiction tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainMaleCharacter | Beauplaisir ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
heroine becomes pregnant
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heroine is sent to a monastery in France ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotDevice | multiple disguises adopted by the heroine ⓘ |
| protagonist | unnamed gentlewoman ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| structure | single continuous narrative ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: Fantomina Description of subject: Fantomina is an early 18th-century novella by Eliza Haywood that explores female desire, identity, and social constraints through a woman's adoption of multiple disguises to pursue a lover.
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