Naphta
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Naphta is a fanatical, intellectually sharp Jesuit and radical ideologue in Thomas Mann’s novel "The Magic Mountain," serving as a philosophical and ideological foil to the hedonistic humanist Mynheer Peeperkorn.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ radical ideologue ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Magic Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | modernist novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
crisis of European civilization
ⓘ
ideological conflict ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ totalitarian thought ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ascetic
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authoritarian ⓘ dogmatic ⓘ fanatical ⓘ intellectually sharp ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Lodovico Settembrini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mynheer Peeperkorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Thomas Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatesWith | Lodovico Settembrini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
philosophical debates
ⓘ
political debates ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1924 ⓘ |
| hasFoil |
Lodovico Settembrini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mynheer Peeperkorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfWork | German modernism ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
counterweight to liberal humanism
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embodiment of radical ideological extremism ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| occupation | Jesuit ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
anti-Enlightenment
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anti-humanist ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
authoritarian socialism
ⓘ
radicalism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
ideological foil to Mynheer Peeperkorn
ⓘ
intellectual antagonist to Lodovico Settembrini ⓘ philosophical foil to Mynheer Peeperkorn ⓘ |
| setting | sanatorium in Davos ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
intellectual fanaticism
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the lure of totalitarian ideologies ⓘ |
| worldview |
anti-bourgeois
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anti-liberal ⓘ collectivist ⓘ |
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