E. T. A. Hoffmann’s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
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E. T. A. Hoffmann’s *The Nutcracker and the Mouse King* is a classic 1816 German fairy tale that tells the fantastical story of a young girl whose Christmas nutcracker comes to life and battles the evil Mouse King, inspiring numerous famous adaptations including Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ novella ⓘ |
| adaptationSourceFor |
Alexandre Dumas’s adaptation Histoire d’un casse-noisette
NERFINISHED
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Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s choreography for The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWithHoliday | Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFrameStory | The Tale of the Hard Nut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
classic German fairy tale
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classic of children’s literature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Drosselmeier
NERFINISHED
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Fritz Stahlbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Kinder-Märchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas story
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnglishTitle | The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
anthropomorphic animals
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personified toys ⓘ |
| hasMoralElement | virtue and steadfastness are rewarded ⓘ |
| influenced |
children’s picture-book retellings
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numerous film adaptations ⓘ numerous stage adaptations ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | Christmas literature tradition ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Marie Stahlbaum
NERFINISHED
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the Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Nussknacker und Mausekönig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early 19th century literature ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a nutcracker comes to life
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battle between toy soldiers and mice ⓘ curse on a prince transformed into a nutcracker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1816 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Stahlbaum family home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmas Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood and coming of age
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imagination ⓘ loyalty and courage ⓘ the boundary between dream and reality ⓘ |
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