Porterhouse Blue
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Porterhouse Blue is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the traditions, politics, and eccentric characters of an elite Cambridge college.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porterhouse Blue canonical | 6 |
| Porterhouse Blue (TV series) | 1 |
| Porterhouse novels | 1 |
| Porterhouse series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11481383 — 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: Porterhouse Blue Context triple: [Tom Sharpe, notableWork, Porterhouse Blue]
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A.
The Blue Oyster
The Blue Oyster is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, known for his muted palette and unsettling, memory-infused imagery.
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B.
The Banquet
The Banquet is the English title of Dante Alighieri’s unfinished philosophical work "Convivio," which blends prose and poetry to explore ethics, politics, and knowledge.
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C.
The Banquet
The Banquet is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, known for its lavish visuals and starring Zhang Ziyi.
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D.
The Restaurant
The Restaurant is a television series produced by Reveille Productions that follows the behind-the-scenes drama of launching and running a high-profile restaurant.
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E.
The Stout Gentleman
The Stout Gentleman is a humorous sketch or tale by Washington Irving, included as one of the stories in his collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
- 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: Porterhouse Blue Target entity description: Porterhouse Blue is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the traditions, politics, and eccentric characters of an elite Cambridge college.
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A.
The Blue Oyster
The Blue Oyster is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, known for his muted palette and unsettling, memory-infused imagery.
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B.
The Banquet
The Banquet is the English title of Dante Alighieri’s unfinished philosophical work "Convivio," which blends prose and poetry to explore ethics, politics, and knowledge.
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C.
The Banquet
The Banquet is a 2006 Chinese wuxia drama film loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, known for its lavish visuals and starring Zhang Ziyi.
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D.
The Restaurant
The Restaurant is a television series produced by Reveille Productions that follows the behind-the-scenes drama of launching and running a high-profile restaurant.
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E.
The Stout Gentleman
The Stout Gentleman is a humorous sketch or tale by Washington Irving, included as one of the stories in his collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Porterhouse Blue (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Porterhouse Blue
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| author | Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
| basedOn | Porterhouse Blue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099435465 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Grantchester Grind ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Porterhouse novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Porterhouse Blue
|
| mainCharacter |
Mrs Biggs
ⓘ
Sir Godber Evans ⓘ Skullion ⓘ Zipser ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
academic politics
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eccentric college characters ⓘ traditions of an elite Cambridge college ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black comedy tone
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lampooning Oxbridge college traditions ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 250 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Cambridge college ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
class and privilege
ⓘ
conflict between tradition and modernisation ⓘ institutional conservatism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Porterhouse Blue Description of subject: Porterhouse Blue is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the traditions, politics, and eccentric characters of an elite Cambridge college.
Referenced by (9)
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subject linked to:
Tom Sharp
linked to: Porterhouse Blue
subject linked to:
Porterhouse Blue
linked to: Porterhouse Blue
linked to: Porterhouse Blue