Adrian Leverkühn
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Adrian Leverkühn is the fictional German composer in Thomas Mann’s novel "Doctor Faustus," whose tragic pact for artistic genius serves as an allegory for the moral and cultural collapse of Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adrian Leverkühn canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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fictional composer ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegoricalRole |
allegory of cultural collapse of Germany
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allegory of moral collapse of Germany ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Faustus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German intellectual history
ⓘ
modernism in music ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
artistic obsession
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emotional detachment ⓘ intellectualism ⓘ |
| contractDuration | 24 years (Faustian pact) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Mann ⓘ |
| diesFrom | brain fever (within the novel) ⓘ |
| education |
studied music composition
ⓘ
studied theology ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Lutheran middle-class family (fictional) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Doctor Faustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Faustus (novel)
|
| firstAppearance |
Doctor Faustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Faustus (1947 novel)
|
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Serenus Zeitblom ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Adrian Leverkühn self-link ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Arnold Schoenberg (stylistically, controversially)
Faust legend ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
surface form:
Johann Sebastian Bach (stylistically)
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German modernist literature (as character) ⓘ |
| makesPactWith | the Devil ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentalState | gradual mental breakdown ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Serenus Zeitblom ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
central protagonist of Doctor Faustus
ⓘ
vehicle for political and philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| occupation | composer ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | influenced by Nietzschean ideas (within the narrative) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Faust
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surface form:
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (intertextual reference)
|
| restrictionOfPact | renunciation of human love ⓘ |
| setIn | early 20th-century Germany ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | syphilis ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
corruption of German culture under fascism
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the dangers of artistic absolutism ⓘ the link between genius and destruction ⓘ |
| theme | Faustian bargain ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | twelve-tone composition (within the fiction) ⓘ |
| workInFiction |
Apocalypsis cum figuris (fictional composition)
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The Lamentation of Doctor Faustus (fictional composition) ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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