Language:
German
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook (2020-2021)
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2021) 43-65
Keywords:
Mann, Thomas,
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Joseph In literature
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Bible. Criticism, Narrative
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Time in literature
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Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Abstract:
Among the many philosophical aspects in Thomas Mann’s 2000-page novel Joseph and His Brothers, based on Gen 25-50, this paper focuses on time and identity. Unlike other interpretations, while not opposing them, it restricts itself to using the word “identity” as it is usual in contemporary logic and analytic ontology. A thorough semantic analysis of the differences between “sun grammar” and “moon grammar” yields the result that Mann had a lot to say about identity across time even in this sense of “identity.” This is argued by taking a close look at several important characters of the novel, Jaakob, Eliezer, and Joseph/Usarsiph.
DOI:
10.1515/9783110705454-003
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