Minna von Barnhelm
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Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minna von Barnhelm canonical | 3 |
| Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2486368 — 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: Minna von Barnhelm Context triple: [Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, notableWork, Minna von Barnhelm]
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Nibelungenwerk
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B.
Tannhäuser
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C.
Die schöne Müllerin
Die schöne Müllerin is a celebrated song cycle by Franz Schubert, set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, that follows the tragic love story of a young miller.
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D.
Heliand
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The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
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- 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: Minna von Barnhelm Target entity description: Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
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A.
Nibelungenwerk
Nibelungenwerk was a major World War II-era Austrian tank production plant best known for being one of the primary manufacturers of German Panzer IV tanks.
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B.
Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser is a Romantic opera by Richard Wagner that blends medieval legend, themes of sin and redemption, and innovative music drama.
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C.
Die schöne Müllerin
Die schöne Müllerin is a celebrated song cycle by Franz Schubert, set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, that follows the tragic love story of a young miller.
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D.
Heliand
Heliand is a 9th-century Old Saxon epic poem that retells the life of Jesus in the style of a Germanic heroic saga.
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E.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a 19th-century epic poem by William Morris that retells the Norse Volsunga saga and related legends in richly archaic English verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minna von Barnhelm
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surface form:
Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück
|
| author | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ⓘ |
| character |
Franziska
ⓘ
Just ⓘ Paul Werner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | five-act play ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | comedy of misunderstanding ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Hamburg ⓘ |
| genre |
bourgeois comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio play adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ various stage productions in German-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ Act IV ⓘ Act V ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Minna von Barnhelm self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Seven Years' War
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surface form:
Seven Years’ War
|
| influenced | development of German national theatre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Major von Tellheim
ⓘ
Minna von Barnhelm self-link ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| periodOfWork | 18th century ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| settingTime | post–Seven Years’ War period ⓘ |
| significance |
considered the first major German national comedy
ⓘ
key work of 18th-century German drama ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between personal honor and social conventions
ⓘ
rehabilitation of a disgraced officer ⓘ |
| theme |
class differences
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ honor ⓘ love ⓘ misunderstanding ⓘ postwar society ⓘ social status ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Minna von Barnhelm Description of subject: Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück