The Overcoat
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The Overcoat is a classic short story by Russian author Nikolai Gogol that follows a poor government clerk whose life briefly changes after acquiring a new overcoat, often seen as a foundational work of Russian literary realism and social critique.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Gogol’s Petersburg tales | 1 |
| The Overcoat canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian literature
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
opera adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shinel’ ⓘ |
| author | Nikolai Gogol ⓘ |
| centralObject | overcoat ⓘ |
| characterType | little man protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | literary journal ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
fantastic fiction
ⓘ
literary realism ⓘ satire ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| influenced |
Fyodor Dostoevsky
ⓘ
Russian realist writers ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | 19th-century short story ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundational work of Russian literary realism
ⓘ
influential work of social criticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableQuoteAttributed | We all came out from Gogol’s ‘Overcoat’ ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Шинель ⓘ |
| plotElement |
acquisition of a new overcoat
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death of the protagonist ⓘ ghostly revenge ⓘ theft of the overcoat ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | low-ranking government clerk ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
bureaucracy ⓘ bureaucratic cruelty ⓘ class inequality ⓘ dehumanization ⓘ identity ⓘ indifference of authorities ⓘ materialism ⓘ poverty ⓘ social injustice ⓘ the dignity of the little man ⓘ |
| tone |
satirical
ⓘ
tragicomic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.