Young Joseph
E218604
Young Joseph is a character from Thomas Mann’s novel cycle "Joseph and His Brothers," depicting the early life of the biblical Joseph in a richly elaborated literary retelling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Der junge Joseph | 1 |
| Young Joseph canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Young Joseph Context triple: [Joseph and His Brothers, hasPart, Young Joseph]
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A.
Joses
Joses is an alternate name for Barnabas, an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul mentioned in the New Testament.
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B.
Two Youths
"Two Youths" is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, characterized by its warm palette and focus on youthful, introspective figures.
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C.
Johnny
Johnny is a common English masculine given name, often used as a familiar or diminutive form of John.
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D.
Joey
Joey is the courageous farm horse at the heart of Michael Morpurgo’s novel and its adaptations, whose journey through World War I drives the emotional core of War Horse.
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E.
Joe
Joe is an American R&B singer and songwriter known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads, particularly popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Young Joseph Target entity description: Young Joseph is a character from Thomas Mann’s novel cycle "Joseph and His Brothers," depicting the early life of the biblical Joseph in a richly elaborated literary retelling.
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A.
Joses
Joses is an alternate name for Barnabas, an early Christian disciple and companion of the Apostle Paul mentioned in the New Testament.
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B.
Two Youths
"Two Youths" is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, characterized by its warm palette and focus on youthful, introspective figures.
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C.
Johnny
Johnny is a common English masculine given name, often used as a familiar or diminutive form of John.
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D.
Joey
Joey is the courageous farm horse at the heart of Michael Morpurgo’s novel and its adaptations, whose journey through World War I drives the emotional core of War Horse.
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E.
Joe
Joe is an American R&B singer and songwriter known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads, particularly popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Young Joseph
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Der junge Joseph
Stories of Jacob ⓘ
surface form:
Die Geschichten Jaakobs
Joseph and His Brothers ⓘ Thomas Mann’s Joseph tetralogy ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical Joseph ⓘ |
| characterArcElement | from favored child to slave ⓘ |
| characterDevelopmentFocus | early life of Joseph ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Mann ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1933 ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical retelling
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation |
brother of Asher
ⓘ
brother of Benjamin ⓘ brother of Dan ⓘ brother of Gad ⓘ brother of Issachar ⓘ brother of Judah ⓘ brother of Levi ⓘ brother of Naphtali ⓘ brother of Reuben ⓘ brother of Simeon ⓘ brother of Zebulun ⓘ son of Jacob ⓘ son of Rachel ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Jewish exegetical traditions ⓘ mythological motifs ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | exploration of myth and history ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| partOf |
Joseph tetralogy
ⓘ
Thomas Mann’s biblical novels ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
beautiful youth
ⓘ
favored son ⓘ gifted dreamer ⓘ |
| religionInFiction | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Canaan
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Canaan
Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| themeInvolvement |
divine providence
ⓘ
dream interpretation ⓘ identity and destiny ⓘ sibling rivalry ⓘ |
| workContext |
German modernism
ⓘ
Weimar-era literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Young Joseph Description of subject: Young Joseph is a character from Thomas Mann’s novel cycle "Joseph and His Brothers," depicting the early life of the biblical Joseph in a richly elaborated literary retelling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Der junge Joseph