On Romances
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"On Romances" is an essay by Mary Wollstonecraft in which she critiques sentimental fiction and reflects on the moral and intellectual effects of romantic literature on readers, especially women.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Romances canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Romances Context triple: [Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose, notableEssay, On Romances]
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A.
The Progress of Romance
The Progress of Romance is an influential 1785 critical study by Clara Reeve that traces the history and development of the romance genre in literature.
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B.
Romanze
Romanze is a lyrical, song-like type of slow movement commonly used in classical concertos and chamber music to convey expressive, romantic character.
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C.
Romances
Romances is a bestselling 1991 studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel that revitalized and popularized classic Latin American bolero music for a new generation.
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D.
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man is a classic 17th-century Japanese ukiyo-zōshi novel by Ihara Saikaku that satirically chronicles the romantic and hedonistic adventures of a pleasure-seeking merchant.
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E.
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love is a British television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, following the romantic and social misadventures of an eccentric upper-class English family between the World Wars.
- 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: On Romances Target entity description: "On Romances" is an essay by Mary Wollstonecraft in which she critiques sentimental fiction and reflects on the moral and intellectual effects of romantic literature on readers, especially women.
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A.
The Progress of Romance
The Progress of Romance is an influential 1785 critical study by Clara Reeve that traces the history and development of the romance genre in literature.
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B.
Romanze
Romanze is a lyrical, song-like type of slow movement commonly used in classical concertos and chamber music to convey expressive, romantic character.
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C.
Romances
Romances is a bestselling 1991 studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel that revitalized and popularized classic Latin American bolero music for a new generation.
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D.
The Life of an Amorous Man
The Life of an Amorous Man is a classic 17th-century Japanese ukiyo-zōshi novel by Ihara Saikaku that satirically chronicles the romantic and hedonistic adventures of a pleasure-seeking merchant.
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E.
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love is a British television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, following the romantic and social misadventures of an eccentric upper-class English family between the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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literary_criticism_work ⓘ |
| addresses |
moral dangers of uncritical reading
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social consequences of popular fiction ⓘ tension between feeling and reason ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
critical engagement with literature
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intellectual development of women ⓘ moral improvement through reading ⓘ rational reading ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide women’s reading practices
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promote rational virtue in readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
18th-century literary culture
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British Enlightenment ⓘ early feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| author | Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ |
| concerns |
formation of female character
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influence of novels on women ⓘ intellectual autonomy of women ⓘ moral education ⓘ relationship between imagination and virtue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| critiques |
escapist reading
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excessive sensibility ⓘ moral shallowness in fiction ⓘ passive female characters ⓘ romance novels ⓘ sentimental fiction ⓘ unrealistic portrayals of love ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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feminist criticism ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Enlightenment rationalism
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early feminist thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Enlightenment
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early feminism ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
female education
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imagination ⓘ intellectual effects of literature ⓘ moral effects of literature ⓘ reading habits ⓘ romantic literature ⓘ sensibility ⓘ sentimental fiction ⓘ women readers ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
middle-class readers
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women readers ⓘ |
| workOf | Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ |
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Subject: On Romances Description of subject: "On Romances" is an essay by Mary Wollstonecraft in which she critiques sentimental fiction and reflects on the moral and intellectual effects of romantic literature on readers, especially women.
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