Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind
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"Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136649 — 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: Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind Context triple: [Matthew Prior, notableWork, Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind]
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Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
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B.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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C.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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D.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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E.
The Great God Brown
The Great God Brown is a 1926 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill that explores identity, masks, and the fragmentation of the self.
- 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: Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind Target entity description: "Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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A.
Swedenborg; or, the Mystic
"Swedenborg; or, the Mystic" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines the life, religious visions, and philosophical influence of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg.
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B.
The Spirit of Man
"The Spirit of Man" is a song from Jeff Wayne's musical adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," exploring human resilience and faith in the face of catastrophic alien invasion.
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C.
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits is a celebrated 1849 landscape painting by Hudson River School artist Asher B. Durand, depicting poet William Cullen Bryant and painter Thomas Cole in a romanticized Catskills wilderness.
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D.
The Awakening Conscience
The Awakening Conscience is an 1853 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies Pre-Raphaelite moral realism, depicting a kept woman’s sudden moment of spiritual and moral realization.
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E.
The Great God Brown
The Great God Brown is a 1926 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill that explores identity, masks, and the fragmentation of the self.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mock-philosophical poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Matthew Prior ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
continuity of personal identity
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limits of philosophical systems ⓘ the location of the soul ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical poetry
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satire ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Alma ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Samuel Butler's Hudibras ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
consciousness
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human nature ⓘ identity ⓘ the mind-body problem ⓘ the soul ⓘ |
| meter | Hudibrastic verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| period | early 18th century ⓘ |
| style |
digressive
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mock-scholarly ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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witty ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
digression
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mock-argument ⓘ satirical characterization ⓘ |
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Subject: Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind Description of subject: "Alma; or, The Progress of the Mind" is a long, mock-philosophical poem by Matthew Prior that satirically explores human nature, consciousness, and the soul through witty narrative and digressive reflection.
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