The Nose | Study Guide
Nikolai Gogol
Download a PDF to print or study offline.
Study GuideHow to Cite This Study Guide
MLA
Bibliography
Course Hero. "The Nose Study Guide." Course Hero. 8 Nov. 2019. Web. 17 Jan. 2021. <https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Nose/>.
In text
(Course Hero)
APA
Bibliography
Course Hero. (2019, November 8). The Nose Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Nose/
In text
(Course Hero, 2019)
Chicago
Bibliography
Course Hero. "The Nose Study Guide." November 8, 2019. Accessed January 17, 2021. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Nose/.
Footnote
Course Hero, "The Nose Study Guide," November 8, 2019, accessed January 17, 2021, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Nose/.
Overview
Author
Nikolai Gogol
Year Published
1836
Type
Short Story
Genre
Fantasy, Satire
Perspective and Narrator
The story "The Nose" is told by an omniscient limited third-person narrator, focusing first on the barber Ivan Yakovlevich and then on the assessor Kovalev. The narrator intrudes on events to offer commentary at the end of the story.
Tense
The story "The Nose" is told in the past tense.
About the Title
The title "The Nose" refers to the nose that disappears from—and later reappears on—the face of the protagonist, Kovalev.
Diagrams
Summary
This study guide for Nikolai Gogol's The Nose offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.
Characters
Symbols
Themes
Have study documents to share about The Nose? Upload them to earn free Course Hero access!