The Double
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The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Double canonical | 2 |
| Der Doppelgänger | 1 |
| The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1258260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Double Context triple: [Fyodor Dostoevsky, notableWork, The Double]
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A.
The Double
The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
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B.
D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
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C.
The Double Man
The Double Man is a 1941 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his transition from political to more religious and philosophical themes.
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D.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Double Target entity description: The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
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A.
The Double
The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
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B.
D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
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C.
The Double Man
The Double Man is a 1941 poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his transition from political to more religious and philosophical themes.
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D.
The Chief
The Chief is the nickname of Robert Parish, a Hall of Fame NBA center best known for his long, successful tenure with the Boston Celtics and his record for most games played in league history.
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E.
The Dial
The Dial was a 19th-century American literary and philosophical magazine that served as the chief periodical voice of the Transcendentalist movement, publishing works by figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella ⓘ |
| author | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially mixed reception
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later recognized as important early Dostoevsky work ⓘ |
| explores |
bureaucratic society
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loss of self ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ split personality ⓘ |
| firstPublisher |
The Russian Messenger
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surface form:
Otechestvennye Zapiski
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| genre |
fantastic literature
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novella ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Golyadkin’s double ⓘ |
| influenced |
later psychological fiction
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literature on doubles and doppelgängers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nikolai Gogol
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Petersburg literary tradition ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
fantastic elements
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psychological realism ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Dvoynik ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century Russian literature ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early career of Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| plotElement |
appearance of a doppelgänger identical to the protagonist
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protagonist’s mental disintegration ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | government clerk ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| setting |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
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| theme |
alienation
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doppelgänger ⓘ identity ⓘ madness ⓘ paranoia ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Double Description of subject: The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Der Doppelgänger
this entity surface form:
The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky