Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.daoist-zhuangzi-giles-gutenberg-l68-l96

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