A Sentimental Journey
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A Sentimental Journey is a seminal work of Russian Formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky that blends memoir, literary theory, and fragmented narrative to explore art, war, and estrangement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Sentimental Journey canonical | 2 |
| Laurence Sterne’s A Sentimental Journey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8626795 — 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: A Sentimental Journey Context triple: [Viktor Shklovsky, notableWork, A Sentimental Journey]
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A.
The Captive from Sterne
The Captive from Sterne is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby inspired by Laurence Sterne’s novel "A Sentimental Journey," depicting a melancholic prisoner in a dramatic chiaroscuro style.
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B.
The Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of observational essays by Charles Dickens, in which he recounts his wanderings and social commentary under the persona of an “uncommercial” traveler.
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C.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
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D.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
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E.
Letters of a Russian Traveller
Letters of a Russian Traveller is an epistolary travelogue by Nikolai Karamzin that recounts his late-18th-century journey through Europe and helped introduce European Enlightenment ideas and sentimentalism into Russian literature.
- 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: A Sentimental Journey Target entity description: A Sentimental Journey is a seminal work of Russian Formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky that blends memoir, literary theory, and fragmented narrative to explore art, war, and estrangement.
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A.
The Captive from Sterne
The Captive from Sterne is a painting by Joseph Wright of Derby inspired by Laurence Sterne’s novel "A Sentimental Journey," depicting a melancholic prisoner in a dramatic chiaroscuro style.
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B.
The Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of observational essays by Charles Dickens, in which he recounts his wanderings and social commentary under the persona of an “uncommercial” traveler.
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C.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
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D.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
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E.
Letters of a Russian Traveller
Letters of a Russian Traveller is an epistolary travelogue by Nikolai Karamzin that recounts his late-18th-century journey through Europe and helped introduce European Enlightenment ideas and sentimentalism into Russian literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary work ⓘ |
| about |
Viktor Shklovsky's experiences in the Russian Civil War
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alienation and estrangement ⓘ the role of art in times of crisis ⓘ |
| author | Viktor Shklovsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical prose
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experimental literature ⓘ literary theory ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critical reflections on literature
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memoir elements ⓘ theoretical digressions ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary criticism
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modernist prose ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian Formalist theory ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian Formalism
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linked to:
Russian formalism
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| mainTheme |
art
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estrangement ⓘ war ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fragmented narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of defamiliarization in prose
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blending memoir and literary theory ⓘ innovative narrative structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| setting | Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | defamiliarization ⓘ |
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Subject: A Sentimental Journey Description of subject: A Sentimental Journey is a seminal work of Russian Formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky that blends memoir, literary theory, and fragmented narrative to explore art, war, and estrangement.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: A Sentimental Journey