Monsieur Teste
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Monsieur Teste is a philosophical character created by Paul Valéry, embodying extreme intellectualism and self-conscious introspection in a series of experimental prose texts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monsieur Teste canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ philosophical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Autres fragments du dossier Teste
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La Soirée avec Monsieur Teste NERFINISHED ⓘ Lettre de Madame Emilie Teste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
intellectual asceticism
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lucid consciousness ⓘ self-analysis ⓘ skepticism toward emotion ⓘ |
| authorialFunction | alter ego of Paul Valéry ⓘ |
| authorialIntention |
critique of ordinary psychology
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exploration of a purely mental life ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotional detachment
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hyper-rationality ⓘ self-scrutiny ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Paul Valéry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
extreme intellectualism
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introspective reflection ⓘ radical self-consciousness ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork | La Soirée avec Monsieur Teste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| genre |
essayistic prose
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experimental prose ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasSpouseInFiction | Madame Emilie Teste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century French essayistic prose
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philosophical character writing in French literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernism
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of pure mind
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vehicle for philosophical exploration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
identity and subjectivity
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limits of intellect ⓘ nature of consciousness ⓘ relationship between thought and action ⓘ self-observation ⓘ |
| setting | late 19th-century France ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | cycle of prose texts ⓘ |
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