The Soul of the Far East
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The Soul of the Far East is an 1888 book by American astronomer and writer Percival Lowell that offers a reflective, often romanticized study of East Asian culture and psychology, especially that of Japan.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Soul of the Far East canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9268206 — 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: The Soul of the Far East Context triple: [Percival Lowell, notableWork, The Soul of the Far East]
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A.
The Spirit of the East
The Spirit of the East is a 19th-century travel and political commentary by David Urquhart that examines the culture, society, and geopolitics of the Ottoman Empire and the broader Eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Die Völker des östlichen Asien
Die Völker des östlichen Asien is a multi-volume ethnographic study by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian that examines the cultures, societies, and traditions of East Asian peoples.
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C.
The Wonders of the East
The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
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D.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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E.
Connaissance de l’Est
Connaissance de l’Est is a lyrical prose collection by French writer Paul Claudel, inspired by his experiences in East Asia and noted for its mystical, symbolist style.
- 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: The Soul of the Far East Target entity description: The Soul of the Far East is an 1888 book by American astronomer and writer Percival Lowell that offers a reflective, often romanticized study of East Asian culture and psychology, especially that of Japan.
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A.
The Spirit of the East
The Spirit of the East is a 19th-century travel and political commentary by David Urquhart that examines the culture, society, and geopolitics of the Ottoman Empire and the broader Eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Die Völker des östlichen Asien
Die Völker des östlichen Asien is a multi-volume ethnographic study by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian that examines the cultures, societies, and traditions of East Asian peoples.
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C.
The Wonders of the East
The Wonders of the East is an Old English illustrated marvels text that describes fantastical peoples, creatures, and places in distant lands.
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D.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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E.
Connaissance de l’Est
Connaissance de l’Est is a lyrical prose collection by French writer Paul Claudel, inspired by his experiences in East Asia and noted for its mystical, symbolist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Percival Lowell ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
astronomer
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writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
aesthetic sensibilities of East Asia
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differences between Eastern and Western thought ⓘ philosophical outlook of East Asia ⓘ religious ideas in East Asia ⓘ social customs in East Asia ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural studies
ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Western ⓘ |
| hasReception |
criticized for Orientalist attitudes
ⓘ
recognized as an influential early Western study of Japan ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
East–West contrast
ⓘ
aestheticism ⓘ cultural otherness ⓘ national character ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Meiji-era Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
|
| influencedBy |
Percival Lowell's residence in East Asia
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Percival Lowell's travels in Japan ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Western readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Orientalism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Western interpretation of East Asian mentality
ⓘ
romanticized portrayal of Japan ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | late 19th century East Asia ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan
ⓘ
Occult Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Occult Japan, or the Way of the Gods
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| subject |
East Asian culture
ⓘ
East Asian psychology ⓘ Japanese culture ⓘ comparative culture ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| tone |
reflective
ⓘ
romanticized ⓘ |
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Subject: The Soul of the Far East Description of subject: The Soul of the Far East is an 1888 book by American astronomer and writer Percival Lowell that offers a reflective, often romanticized study of East Asian culture and psychology, especially that of Japan.
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