Cligès
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Cligès is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of a young knight’s conflicted love and chivalric duty within the courtly world of King Arthur.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cligès canonical | 3 |
| Cligès (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8897665 — 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: Cligès Context triple: [Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances, includesWork, Cligès]
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A.
Giant of Provence
Giant of Provence is the famous, towering mountain in southeastern France renowned for its challenging climbs and frequent appearances in the Tour de France.
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B.
Perceval
Perceval is a surname most notably associated with Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to have been assassinated while in office.
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C.
Perceval
Perceval is a legendary knight of Arthurian romance best known for his quest for the Holy Grail and his role in medieval French and Welsh tales.
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D.
Valère
Valère is a young nobleman in Molière’s comedy *L’Avare*, known for his secret love for Harpagon’s daughter Élise and his role in opposing the miserly values of her father.
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E.
Valère
Valère is a character in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known as Mariane’s suitor and a foil to the hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe.
- 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: Cligès Target entity description: Cligès is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of a young knight’s conflicted love and chivalric duty within the courtly world of King Arthur.
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A.
Giant of Provence
Giant of Provence is the famous, towering mountain in southeastern France renowned for its challenging climbs and frequent appearances in the Tour de France.
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B.
Perceval
Perceval is a surname most notably associated with Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to have been assassinated while in office.
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C.
Perceval
Perceval is a legendary knight of Arthurian romance best known for his quest for the Holy Grail and his role in medieval French and Welsh tales.
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D.
Valère
Valère is a young nobleman in Molière’s comedy *L’Avare*, known for his secret love for Harpagon’s daughter Élise and his role in opposing the miserly values of her father.
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E.
Valère
Valère is a character in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known as Mariane’s suitor and a foil to the hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
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literary work ⓘ medieval poem ⓘ |
| author | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | love between Cligès and Fenice ⓘ |
| conflict | Fenice’s marriage to Alis ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
feigned death
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journey to Arthur’s court ⓘ love potion ⓘ secret lovers ⓘ tournament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexandre of Constantinople
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Alis ⓘ Cligès (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Cligès
Fenice ⓘ
linked to:
Phénice
King Arthur ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
England ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
ⓘ
linked to:
Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
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| form | octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ courtly romance ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
ⓘ
German translations ⓘ modern French translations ⓘ other modern European languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Byzantine setting and culture ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryCycle |
Arthurian cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthurian legend
|
| literaryPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of complex courtly love narrative
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important work in the development of Arthurian romance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | courtly literature ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Old French verse manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
chivalric duty
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conflict between love and feudal loyalty ⓘ courtly love ⓘ deception and disguise ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances
ⓘ
linked to:
Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
|
| placeOfComposition | France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Erec et Enide ⓘ |
| setting |
Arthurian Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
King Arthur's Britain
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cligès Description of subject: Cligès is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of a young knight’s conflicted love and chivalric duty within the courtly world of King Arthur.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cligès