batch.motif.daoist-zhuangzi-giles-gutenberg-l68-l96
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record_id: batch.motif.daoist-zhuangzi-giles-gutenberg-l68-l96
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/daoist/project-gutenberg/chuang-tzu-giles.md
passage_locator:
label: 'Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer / TRANSLATED FROM THE
CHINESE / HERBERT A. GILES; lines 68-96'
start: '68'
end: '96'
translation: 'Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: CHUANG TZŬ; Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer; TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE;
BY HERBERT A. GILES
summary: The passage is front matter for the English translation, giving the title,
subtitle, translator, publication imprint, date, and a contents list with an introduction
and a note on Chuang Tzu's philosophy.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies the work as titled “Chuang Tzŭ” with the subtitle “Mystic,
Moralist, and Social Reformer.”
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that the work was translated from Chinese by Herbert A.
Giles, identified as H. B. M.'s Consul at Tamsui.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage gives London, Bernard Quaritch, and 1889 as the publication imprint.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The contents listed include an Introduction and a note on the philosophy of
Chuang Tzŭ by Canon Moore.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Chuang Tzŭ
description: Named subject of the work's title and subtitle.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Herbert A. Giles
description: Named translator from Chinese and identified as H. B. M.'s Consul at
Tamsui.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Canon Moore
description: Named as the author of a note on the philosophy of Chuang Tzŭ in the
contents list.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: title subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Chuang Tzŭ is the named title subject of the work.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: translator
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The front matter states that the work was translated from Chinese by Herbert
A. Giles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: contributor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The contents list a note on the philosophy of Chuang Tzŭ by Canon Moore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 68-76
quote_or_summary: "“CHUANG TZŬ” and “Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer” appear
as the title and subtitle."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/daoist/project-gutenberg/chuang-tzu-giles.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 78-86
quote_or_summary: "“TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE / BY / HERBERT A. GILES” and “H.
B. M.'s Consul at Tamsui.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/daoist/project-gutenberg/chuang-tzu-giles.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 88-91
quote_or_summary: "“LONDON / BERNARD QUARITCH / 1889.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/daoist/project-gutenberg/chuang-tzu-giles.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 93-96
quote_or_summary: The contents list an Introduction and a Note on the Philosophy
of Chuang Tzŭ by Canon Moore.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/daoist/project-gutenberg/chuang-tzu-giles.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: This line range contains front matter rather than mythic or narrative content.
No symbols, scenes, motifs, or comparison claims are extracted.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No taxonomy references assigned because the passage supplies bibliographic front matter only.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:daoist-zhuangzi-giles-gutenberg__l68-l96
passage_sha256=f1cea272a5e901b3b85590d6b68fd9f40cfdf9b7b27f7a4146db0bc82ba0853d