Verfall einer Familie
E220669
"Verfall einer Familie" is the German subtitle of Thomas Mann's novel "Buddenbrooks," emphasizing its portrayal of the gradual decline of a wealthy merchant family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verfall einer Familie canonical | 1 |
| downfall of the Buddenbrook family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963272 — 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: Verfall einer Familie Context triple: [Buddenbrooks, titleSubtitle, Verfall einer Familie]
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A.
A Family Affair
A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy-drama film that introduced the popular Hardy family characters and launched the long-running Andy Hardy film series.
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B.
Della famiglia
Della famiglia is a 15th-century treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that explores family life, ethics, and the management of household and wealth in Renaissance society.
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C.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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D.
A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as an elderly couple struggling with aging and family dynamics.
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E.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
- 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: Verfall einer Familie Target entity description: "Verfall einer Familie" is the German subtitle of Thomas Mann's novel "Buddenbrooks," emphasizing its portrayal of the gradual decline of a wealthy merchant family.
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A.
A Family Affair
A Family Affair is a 1937 American comedy-drama film that introduced the popular Hardy family characters and launched the long-running Andy Hardy film series.
-
B.
Della famiglia
Della famiglia is a 15th-century treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that explores family life, ethics, and the management of household and wealth in Renaissance society.
-
C.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
-
D.
A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as an elderly couple struggling with aging and family dynamics.
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E.
The Widow and Her Son
"The Widow and Her Son" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that portrays the quiet dignity and sorrow of a poor widow devoted to her only child.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language subtitle
ⓘ
book subtitle ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Thomas Mann ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| describes | decline of a wealthy merchant family ⓘ |
| emphasizesTheme |
economic decline
ⓘ
family decline ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| genreContext |
family saga
ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | "decline of a family" in English ⓘ |
| indicatesNarrativeScope | multi-generational family history ⓘ |
| indicatesOutcome |
Verfall einer Familie
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
downfall of the Buddenbrook family
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| language | German ⓘ |
| partOfFullTitle |
Buddenbrooks
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddenbrooks. Verfall einer Familie
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| relatedWorkOriginalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| subtitleOf | Buddenbrooks ⓘ |
| usedAsMarketingTitleIn | German-speaking countries ⓘ |
| usedInEditionsOf |
Buddenbrooks
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddenbrooks (German editions)
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| workTypeContext | novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verfall einer Familie Description of subject: "Verfall einer Familie" is the German subtitle of Thomas Mann's novel "Buddenbrooks," emphasizing its portrayal of the gradual decline of a wealthy merchant family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
downfall of the Buddenbrook family