Mr. Keuner
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Mr. Keuner is a philosophical everyman figure created by Bertolt Brecht, used in a series of parable-like stories to explore ethical, political, and existential questions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Keuner canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ philosophical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Herr Keuner
NERFINISHED
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Mr. K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
print
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stage readings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marxist thought
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dialectical thinking ⓘ epic theatre aesthetics ⓘ |
| characterIn | Stories of Mr. Keuner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
moral commentator
ⓘ
observer ⓘ questioner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Bertolt Brecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Bertolt Brecht’s narrative world ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
ⓘ
parable ⓘ short prose ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialFunction | Brecht’s alter ego in prose ⓘ |
| hasRole | philosophical everyman ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
individual and society
ⓘ
morality under capitalism ⓘ power and authority ⓘ pragmatism and survival ⓘ questioning of ideology ⓘ responsibility and complicity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bertolt Brecht’s political views
ⓘ
German modernism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
aphoristic story
ⓘ
parable-like anecdote ⓘ |
| partOf | Bertolt Brecht’s prose works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
anti-dogmatic stance
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materialist perspective ⓘ |
| recursThroughout | multiple short texts by Brecht ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | unspecified modern society ⓘ |
| usedAs |
means of didactic instruction
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tool for political critique ⓘ vehicle for philosophical reflection ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploration of ethical questions
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exploration of existential questions ⓘ exploration of political questions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.