Chapter 3: Psychology of Characters

Charlotte Nolte

From Being and Meaning in Thomas Mann’s Joseph Novels (1996), pp. 77-98, doi:10.59860/td.c37c42f

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Charlotte Nolte

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Abstract.  Mythical Consciousness, Identification, and Imitation in the World of Jaakob - Jaakob and Esau; Lea's Sons: Collective Action and Individual Responsibility. The Women in the Novel. The Great Mother - Mut-em-enet as a Personal Figure; Mut-em-enet as a Transpersonal Figure; Beknechons and Dûdu: The Terrible Father.

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