Der Zauberlehrling

Ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Der Zauberlehrling
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Summary

Der Zauberlehrling is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,874 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[3]
  • Genre: lyric poetry[4]
  • Part of: Ballads[5]
  • Commons category: Der Zauberlehrling[6]
  • Language of work or name: German[7]
  • Publication date: 1797[8]
  • Has edition or translation: Der Zauberlehrling[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Der Zauberlehrling[10]
  • Inspired by: Lover of Lies[11]
  • Title: Der Zauberlehrling[12]
  • First line: Hat der alte Hexenmeister, sich doch einmal wegbegeben![13]
  • Last line: Denn als Geister ruft euch nur zu seinem Zwecke, erst hervor der alte Meister.[14]
  • Derivative work: The Sorcerer's Apprentice[15], Q115632080[16], Q115632093[17], Q115632112[18]
  • Copyright status: public domain[19]
  • Narrative motif: magician's apprentice[20]
  • Form of creative work: poem[21], ballad[22]

Why It Matters

Der Zauberlehrling has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Der Zauberlehrling. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sitelink count → 29
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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bar', 'br', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'fy',
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