The Harper
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The Harper is a mysterious, melancholy musician in Goethe’s novel "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship," whose songs and tragic backstory embody themes of sorrow, guilt, and alienation.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | Bildungsroman character ⓘ |
| communicatesThrough |
music
ⓘ
song lyrics ⓘ |
| createdBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expressesTheme |
alienation
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guilt ⓘ loneliness ⓘ self-reproach ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBackstory | tragic ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
melancholy
ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | late 18th-century German literature ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalState |
despair
ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ remorse ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasMedium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
harper
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipToProtagonist | encounters Wilhelm Meister ⓘ |
| influencesMoodOfWork |
melancholic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
songs ⓘ |
| isCharacterIn | German literature ⓘ |
| isDepictedAs |
burdened by guilt
ⓘ
socially isolated ⓘ wandering musician ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverse | Wilhelm Meister series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMotifOf | the suffering artist ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Romantic-era literary tradition ⓘ |
| isUsedByAuthorTo |
contrast with Wilhelm Meister's development
ⓘ
explore inner torment ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of alienation
ⓘ
embodiment of guilt ⓘ embodiment of sorrow ⓘ |
| playsInstrument | harp ⓘ |
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