Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy
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Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy is a four-volume series of novels that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, philosophical, and historical detail.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy canonical | 5 |
| works by Thomas Mann | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy Context triple: [Young Joseph, appearsIn, Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy]
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A.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain is a landmark 1924 novel by Thomas Mann that follows a young man's extended stay in a Swiss sanatorium to explore themes of time, illness, and the intellectual currents of pre–World War I Europe.
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B.
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann that chronicles the decline of a wealthy German merchant family across several generations and helped establish him as a major figure in modern literature.
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C.
Malte Laurids Brigge
Malte Laurids Brigge is the introspective, fictional protagonist of Rainer Maria Rilke’s modernist novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge," whose fragmented reflections explore themes of identity, memory, and existential anxiety.
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D.
Wallenstein
Wallenstein is a major historical biography by Golo Mann that examines the life and political role of the Thirty Years' War general Albrecht von Wallenstein.
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E.
Wallenstein
Wallenstein is a dramatic trilogy by Friedrich Schiller that portrays the political intrigue and tragic downfall of the imperial general Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy Target entity description: Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy is a four-volume series of novels that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, philosophical, and historical detail.
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A.
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain is a landmark 1924 novel by Thomas Mann that follows a young man's extended stay in a Swiss sanatorium to explore themes of time, illness, and the intellectual currents of pre–World War I Europe.
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B.
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks is a 1901 novel by Thomas Mann that chronicles the decline of a wealthy German merchant family across several generations and helped establish him as a major figure in modern literature.
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C.
Malte Laurids Brigge
Malte Laurids Brigge is the introspective, fictional protagonist of Rainer Maria Rilke’s modernist novel "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge," whose fragmented reflections explore themes of identity, memory, and existential anxiety.
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D.
Wallenstein
Wallenstein is a dramatic trilogy by Friedrich Schiller that portrays the political intrigue and tragic downfall of the imperial general Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years' War.
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E.
Wallenstein
Wallenstein is a major historical biography by Golo Mann that examines the life and political role of the Thirty Years' War general Albrecht von Wallenstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel cycle ⓘ |
| author |
Thomas Mann
ⓘ
Thomas Mann ⓘ Thomas Mann ⓘ Thomas Mann ⓘ Thomas Mann ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Joseph ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Der junge Joseph
ⓘ
linked to:
Young Joseph
Die Geschichten Jaakobs ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph der Ernährer ⓘ
linked to:
Joseph the Provider
Joseph in Ägypten ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | retelling of biblical narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jacob
ⓘ
Joseph ⓘ Pharaoh ⓘ Potiphar ⓘ Potiphar’s wife ⓘ
linked to:
Potiphar's wife
Rachel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy
ⓘ
Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy ⓘ Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy ⓘ Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
ancient Canaan
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| style |
erudite
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ mythopoetic ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and prophecy
ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ family relationships ⓘ fate and providence ⓘ identity and self-discovery ⓘ interpretation of myth ⓘ power and politics ⓘ |
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