Das kleine Welttheater
E441146
Das kleine Welttheater is a short allegorical play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that adapts the medieval “theatrum mundi” motif to explore human roles and destiny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Das kleine Welttheater canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4470915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Das kleine Welttheater Context triple: [Hugo von Hofmannsthal, notableWork, Das kleine Welttheater]
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A.
Theatre of the World
Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
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B.
The Baby's Opera
The Baby's Opera is a 19th-century illustrated children's book of nursery rhymes and music, best known for Walter Crane's richly decorative and influential artwork.
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C.
Le Jouet
Le Jouet is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, known for its satirical take on consumerism and the relationship between a spoiled rich child and the man bought to be his "toy."
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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E.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Das kleine Welttheater Target entity description: Das kleine Welttheater is a short allegorical play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that adapts the medieval “theatrum mundi” motif to explore human roles and destiny.
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A.
Theatre of the World
Theatre of the World is the English title of Abraham Ortelius’s pioneering 16th-century atlas, widely regarded as the first modern atlas of the world.
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B.
The Baby's Opera
The Baby's Opera is a 19th-century illustrated children's book of nursery rhymes and music, best known for Walter Crane's richly decorative and influential artwork.
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C.
Le Jouet
Le Jouet is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Francis Veber, known for its satirical take on consumerism and the relationship between a spoiled rich child and the man bought to be his "toy."
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D.
The Circus
The Circus is a historic circular Georgian residential street and architectural landmark in Bath, Somerset, renowned for its elegant townhouses and classical design.
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E.
The Circus
The Circus is a 1928 silent comedy film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, following his misadventures in a traveling circus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical play
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literary work ⓘ play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian literature
ⓘ
modernist drama ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
the idea of life as a stage
ⓘ
the relationship between appearance and essence ⓘ the role of the individual in a divinely ordered cosmos ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
allegorical figures
ⓘ
personifications of human conditions ⓘ |
| hasForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| hasStructure | prologue and main play ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Little World Theatre ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman | Das kleine Welttheater ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spanish autos sacramentales tradition
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medieval religious drama ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMotif | theatrum mundi ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Hugo von Hofmannsthal's dramatic oeuvre ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
Christian metaphysical worldview
ⓘ
reflection on salvation and grace ⓘ |
| setting | symbolic stage representing the world ⓘ |
| theme |
destiny
ⓘ
free will and predestination ⓘ human roles ⓘ theatre as a metaphor for the world ⓘ |
| workType | short play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Das kleine Welttheater Description of subject: Das kleine Welttheater is a short allegorical play by Austrian writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal that adapts the medieval “theatrum mundi” motif to explore human roles and destiny.
Referenced by (3)
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