Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte
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Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte is a classic German novella about a man who sells his shadow to the Devil, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and the cost of worldly gain.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novella → |
| author |
Adelbert von Chamisso
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| centralMotif |
pact with the Devil
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sale of a shadow → |
| character |
Peter Schlemihl
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the Devil → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| genre |
fantastic literature
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novella → |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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opera adaptations → stage adaptations → |
| influenced |
later fantastic literature about identity
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| intendedAudience |
general readership
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| literaryMovement |
Romanticism
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| literaryStatus |
classic of German literature
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| mainCharacter |
Peter Schlemihl
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| narrativeDevice |
frame narrative as a letter
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| narrativeForm |
first-person narrative
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| notableFor |
allegorical treatment of social status
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motif of a man without a shadow → |
| originalLanguage |
German
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| setting |
19th-century Europe
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urban environments → |
| symbol |
Devil as tempter
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seven-league boots → shadow → |
| theme |
alienation
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cost of worldly gain → identity → individual versus society → materialism → social exclusion → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Adelbert von Chamisso
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Adelbert von Chamisso → |
notableWork |
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Peter Schlemihl
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