literaryPurpose

P22267
predicate

Indicates the intended function, effect, or communicative goal that a text or passage is meant to achieve within a literary context.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
literaryPurpose canonical 21
authorialIntention 10
literaryGoal 8

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: literaryPurpose
Generated description
Indicates the intended function, effect, or communicative goal that a text or passage is meant to achieve within a literary context.

Sample triples (51)

Subject Object
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women to organize heroic myth through female descent lines ⓘ
3 Maccabees encouragement to persecuted Jewish communities ⓘ
3 Maccabees affirmation of God’s sovereignty over foreign rulers ⓘ
Gog of the land of Magog to display God’s holiness via predicate surface "purposeInText" ⓘ
Gog of the land of Magog to demonstrate God’s sovereignty over nations via predicate surface "purposeInText" ⓘ
Agesilaus praise of Agesilaus II ⓘ
Agesilaus commemoration of Agesilaus II ⓘ
The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem to present the sayings of the Teacher ⓘ
Instauratio Magna to provide a new organon to replace Aristotle’s Organon via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
Simplicio to present arguments for geocentrism ⓘ
Simplicio to be refuted by Copernican arguments ⓘ
New Wave science fiction to expand the thematic range of science fiction via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
New Wave science fiction to increase literary sophistication in science fiction via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
New Wave science fiction to explore inner psychological states via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
New Wave science fiction to address contemporary social issues via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
New Wave science fiction to challenge genre boundaries via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
Vivienne Michel used by Ian Fleming to experiment with a different narrative style via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
Agricola (Tacitus)
linked to: Agricola
commemoration of Agricola via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
Agricola (Tacitus)
linked to: Agricola
indirect criticism of Domitian via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
Sultan Walad to explain and systematize Rumi’s teachings via predicate surface "aimOfWritings" ⓘ
Birdofredum Sawin to expose contradictions in pro-war rhetoric ⓘ
Baron Münchhausen blurring of reality and fantasy via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom edification of Christian readers ⓘ
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom defense of John Chrysostom's reputation ⓘ
Germania (work by Tacitus) moral contrast between Romans and Germans ⓘ
The Red-Haired Woman well-digging via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
The Red-Haired Woman theatre troupe via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
Chronography (Book 1) systematic recording of events ⓘ
The Tale of the Heike mujō (impermanence) via predicate surface "literaryMotive" ⓘ
Historia Ierosolimitana
linked to: Historia Ierosolimitana by Robert the Monk
to provide a more polished version of Gesta Francorum via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
Historia Hierosolymitana
linked to: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
to provide a more elevated account of the First Crusade via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
Historia Hierosolymitana
linked to: Historia Hierosolymitana by Baldric of Dol
to moralize the events of the First Crusade via predicate surface "literaryGoal" ⓘ
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue to entertain ⓘ
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue to instruct ⓘ
The Ichthyophagia (Fish-Eating) Dialogue to provoke moral reflection ⓘ
Maggie Johnson to critique moralistic attitudes toward the poor via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
Lysicles to exemplify the attitudes of contemporary free-thinkers criticized by Berkeley via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ
Mrs. Barker vehicle for satire of American Dream ideology via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
Lord Copper satirize Fleet Street journalism via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
John Courteney Boot critique of press sensationalism via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ
John Courteney Boot satire of literary pretension via predicate surface "hasAuthorialPurpose" ⓘ
Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of the Honourable Col. James Gardiner edification ⓘ
Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of the Honourable Col. James Gardiner spiritual encouragement ⓘ
Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) to commemorate martyrs ⓘ
Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) to encourage perseverance in faith ⓘ
Martyrdoms of the Saints (hagiographic texts) to provide models of Christian virtue ⓘ
Monsieur Teste critique of ordinary psychology via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
Monsieur Teste exploration of a purely mental life via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament to adapt Psalms for Christian worship via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ
The Prince’s Progress moral and spiritual warning about delay via predicate surface "authorialIntention" ⓘ