Diogenes Teufelsdröckh

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Diogenes Teufelsdröckh is the eccentric German philosopher and professor of “Things in General” who serves as the satirical, quasi-mystical protagonist of Thomas Carlyle’s novel Sartor Resartus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German character
fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
philosopher
professor
satirical character
appearsIn Sartor Resartus NERFINISHED
associatedWith clothes philosophy
symbolism of clothing
characterRole protagonist
countryOfCitizenship Germany
createdBy Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED
describedAs German philosopher
eccentric
professor of “Things in General”
quasi-mystical
fictionalUniverse Sartor Resartus NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork metaphysics
philosophy
“Things in General” NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Sartor Resartus NERFINISHED
genreAssociation metafiction
philosophical fiction
satire
hasNameMeaning “Diogenes” alludes to the ancient Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope NERFINISHED
“Teufelsdröckh” resembles German for “devil’s dung” NERFINISHED
influenced later Victorian essayists
languageOfCharacter German
literaryPeriod 19th-century literature
medium novel
metaFictionalStatus subject of an editor-narrator’s commentary
narrativeFunction object of biographical study
quasi-mystical commentator
nationalityInFiction German
occupation philosopher
university professor
philosophicalTheme critique of materialism
idealism
romanticism
spiritual interpretation of everyday life
relatedWork Victorian literature NERFINISHED
symbolizes the conflict between appearance and reality
the modern spiritual seeker
usedFor satirical exploration of German idealism
vehicle for Carlyle’s philosophical ideas
workLocation University of Weissnichtwo NERFINISHED
workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Sartor Resartus mainCharacter Diogenes Teufelsdröckh