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 ⓘ