Forty Years On
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Forty Years On is a satirical stage play by British writer Alan Bennett that reflects on English public school life and changing social values.
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| Forty Years On canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Forty Years On Context triple: [Alan Bennett, wrote, Forty Years On]
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A.
Forty Years On
"Forty Years On" is a traditional school song closely associated with Harrow School, reflecting nostalgia and the passage of time in the lives of its former pupils.
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B.
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After is Alexandre Dumas’ historical adventure novel that continues the story of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers two decades later amid the turmoil of the Fronde and the English Civil War.
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C.
45 Years
45 Years is a British drama film about a couple whose marriage is tested in the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary.
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D.
Ten Long Years
"Ten Long Years" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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E.
’Tis Sixty Years Since
’Tis Sixty Years Since is the subtitle of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel *Waverley*, which is often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English 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: Forty Years On Target entity description: Forty Years On is a satirical stage play by British writer Alan Bennett that reflects on English public school life and changing social values.
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A.
Forty Years On
"Forty Years On" is a traditional school song closely associated with Harrow School, reflecting nostalgia and the passage of time in the lives of its former pupils.
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B.
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After is Alexandre Dumas’ historical adventure novel that continues the story of d’Artagnan and the three musketeers two decades later amid the turmoil of the Fronde and the English Civil War.
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C.
45 Years
45 Years is a British drama film about a couple whose marriage is tested in the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary.
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D.
Ten Long Years
"Ten Long Years" is a blues track featured on the collaborative album "Riding with the King" by B.B. King and Eric Clapton.
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E.
’Tis Sixty Years Since
’Tis Sixty Years Since is the subtitle of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel *Waverley*, which is often regarded as one of the first major works of historical fiction in English literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Alan Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAsText | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Alan Bennett ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasHumourStyle |
irony
ⓘ
wry humour ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| nationalContext | British theatre ⓘ |
| notableFeature | combines nostalgia with satire of British institutions ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
class and education
ⓘ
decline of the British Empire ⓘ generational change ⓘ |
| originalCastMember | John Gielgud ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Alan Bennett’s early theatrical works ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
West End, London
ⓘ
linked to:
West End of London
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| premiereTheatre |
Apollo Theatre, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo Theatre
|
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| setting | English public school ⓘ |
| structure | play-within-a-play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
English public school life
ⓘ
changing social values ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early to mid 20th century Britain ⓘ |
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