batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l11606-l11635
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l11606-l11635
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: THE SIEGE OF TROY. / RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY. / PRONOUNCING INDEX.
/ A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH.; lines 11606-11635
start: '11606'
end: '11635'
translation: Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH.
summary: The passage advertises a progressive series of English-language study books,
lists titles in the series, states that the series is intended to avoid contradictions
from using books by different authors, invites teachers to examine the books,
and names Maynard, Merrill, & Co. as publishers in New York.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage presents a heading for a complete course in the study of English,
covering spelling, language, grammar, composition, and literature.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage lists several textbooks or lesson books by Reed, Reed & Kellogg,
and Kellogg.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage states that the authors intended the series to form a complete,
progressive course from spelling-book work to the study of English literature.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says that using the complete course will avoid troublesome contradictions
arising from books arranged by different authors.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Teachers are invited to examine the books.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Maynard, Merrill, & Co. are identified as the publishers, with an address
on East Tenth Street in New York.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: authors of the series
description: The passage refers to authors who prepared the series with a stated
educational objective.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: teachers
description: Teachers are addressed as the audience invited to examine the books.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
description: The publishers named at the end of the advertisement.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: educational-series preparers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says the authors prepared the series with the object of developing
the study of English as a progressive course.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: invited examiners of the books
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Teachers are explicitly invited to examine the books.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: publishers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Maynard, Merrill, & Co. are explicitly labeled as publishers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: educational book advertisement
summary: An advertisement describes a course of English-study books, explains its
intended progression and practical advantage, and invites teachers to examine
the books.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 11606-11612
quote_or_summary: '"A COMPLETE COURSE IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH"; the subjects named
are spelling, language, grammar, composition, and literature.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for identification.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 11614-11620
quote_or_summary: The passage lists titles including Reed's Word Lessons, Reed's
Introductory Language Work, Reed & Kellogg's English lessons, and Kellogg's rhetoric
and English literature textbooks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 11622-11625
quote_or_summary: The authors' object in preparing the series is described as developing
English-language study into a complete, progressive course from spelling to English
literature.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 11625-11629
quote_or_summary: The passage says the course will avoid contradictions caused by
using books arranged by different authors, which otherwise require explanation
in the schoolroom.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: '11631'
quote_or_summary: '"Teachers are earnestly invited to examine these books."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 11633-11635
quote_or_summary: Maynard, Merrill, & Co. are named as publishers at 43, 45, and
47 East Tenth Street, New York.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The supplied passage is an advertisement for English-study textbooks and
contains no mythological narrative, symbols from the available taxonomy, or supported
comparative motif claims.
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 candidate mythology motifs or comparison claims were extracted because the passage does not contain mythic figures, actions, or symbolic narrative content.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg__l11606-l11635
passage_sha256=49be0a7b0cf8d82497bfa35bec26a16ba36048c8039819f1cabbcda195d381a5