Coppélius

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antagonist fictional character literary character

Coppélius is a sinister, demonic figure in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tales, often portrayed as a menacing optician or alchemist associated with eyes, madness, and the blurring of reality and illusion.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coppélius canonical 1
Dr. Coppélius 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsAs Sandman-like figure ⓘ
appearsIn Der Sandmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nachtstücke NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith blurring of reality and illusion ⓘ
eyes ⓘ
fear ⓘ
loss of eyes ⓘ
madness ⓘ
nightmares ⓘ
the uncanny ⓘ
vision ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
creator E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalOrigin German folklore-inspired literature ⓘ
firstAppearanceAuthor E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Gothic fiction ⓘ
Romantic literature ⓘ
fantastic literature ⓘ
hasCharacteristic demonic ⓘ
menacing ⓘ
sinister ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later horror literature ⓘ
psychoanalytic interpretations of literature ⓘ
hasMotif eyes being taken ⓘ
pacts with dark forces ⓘ
hasTheme identity ⓘ
mechanization of humans ⓘ
perception ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ
influenced ballet Coppélia NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedWork Coppélia NERFINISHED ⓘ
isConfusedWith Coppélius the toymaker in the ballet Coppélia NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
literaryMovement German Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeRole tempter ⓘ
villain ⓘ
occupation alchemist ⓘ
optician ⓘ
relatedConcept the Sandman NERFINISHED ⓘ
the uncanny in psychoanalysis ⓘ
symbolizes destructive rationalism ⓘ
loss of autonomy ⓘ
threat to human subjectivity ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hoffmann in Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" → hasAntagonist → Coppélius ⓘ
subject surface form: Hoffmann
Coppélia → centralCharacter → Coppélius ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dr. Coppélius