Joseph tetralogy

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The Joseph tetralogy is a four-part series of novels by Thomas Mann that retells the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological elaboration.

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instanceOf novel
novel series
tetralogy
alsoKnownAs Joseph and His Brothers
author Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
basedOn Biblical story of Joseph
character Jacob
Joseph's brothers
Pharaoh
Potiphar
Potiphar's wife
Rachel
countryOfOrigin Germany
genre historical novel
mythological fiction
psychological novel
hasPart Joseph in Egypt
linked to: Joseph in Ägypten

Joseph the Provider
The Tales of Jacob
linked to: The Books of Jacob

Young Joseph
language German
literaryMovement Modernism
mainCharacter Joseph
narrativePerspective omniscient narrator
narrativeStyle mythological elaboration
psychological analysis
numberOfParts 4
originalTitle Joseph und seine Brüder
positionInSeries 1
2
3
4
publicationPeriod 1933–1943
publisher S. Fischer Verlag
setting Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt

Canaan
subject Book of Genesis
theme dreams and prophecy
faith and doubt
family relationships
identity and destiny
power and politics

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Young Joseph partOf Joseph tetralogy