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Thomas Mann


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Thomas Mann

Contributors:

By (Author) Eva Wessell
By (author) Herbert Lehnert

ISBN:

9781789140811

Publisher:

Reaktion Books

Imprint:

Reaktion Books

Publication Date:

11th March 2019

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

833.912

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

208

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 200mm

Description

This concise yet thorough critical biography throws new light on the work of German novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and social critic Thomas Mann. It also offers a fresh look at the value of his short stories. Looking closely at how Mann's brother Heinrich as well as the work of philosophers (notably Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Goethe) influenced Mann's writing, Herbert Lehnert and Eva Wessell reveal how Mann's fictional worlds criticized the prevailing bourgeois order, and how his first novel, Buddenbrooks, signaled the need for change. Lehnert and Wessell also explore the lasting significance of such groundbreaking works as The Magic Mountain, Death in Venice, and Doctor Faustus, a novel that, in view of fascism, asks whether the bourgeois culture of the individual has not become diseased. Thomas Mann also investigates Mann's political views, from his anti-Nazi speeches to his anti-McCarthyist activities. The book offers an engaging, fresh account of an essential German writer, one which illustrates how the context of Mann's life shaped his achievements.

Reviews

This book provides an excellent, clear and concise summary of Thomas Manns life and work. * Ernest Schonfield, Lecturer in German, University of Glasgow *

Author Bio

Herbert Lehnert (Author)
Herbert Lehnert was emeritus Professor of German at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of many books on German literature.

Eva Wessell (Author)
Eva Wessell has been a lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of California, Irvine.

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