the Nose
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The Nose is the absurd, anthropomorphized facial feature that becomes an independent character in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story of the same name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nose | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropomorphized body part
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ satirical character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Nose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Major Kovalyov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | human nose ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | The Nose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext |
absurdist fiction
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
title character ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
bureaucratic satire
ⓘ
loss of identity ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ the absurd ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Major Kovalyov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barber Ivan Yakovlevich NERFINISHED ⓘ police officer ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodContext | Russian literature of the 19th century ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for social satire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| performsAction |
disguises itself as a high-ranking official
ⓘ
leaves Kovalyov’s face ⓘ lives independently ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1836 ⓘ |
| separatesFrom | Major Kovalyov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatusInStory | state councillor ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic absurdity
ⓘ
identity ⓘ social status ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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