Format:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Cambridge companions online
Edition:
Cambridge collections online
Edition:
The Cambridge companions complete collection
Edition:
The Cambridge companions to literature and classics
ISBN:
9780521653107
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9780521653701
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052165310X
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0521653703
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9780511998584
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to literature
Content:
Key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays. In addition to introductory chapters on all the main works of fiction, the essays and diaries, there are four chapters examining Mann's oeuvre in relation to major themes. These thematic explorations include his position as a realistic writer concerned with the history of his own times and as a commentator on German and American politics; his controversial reputation as an intellectual novelist; the literary techniques that enabled his challenging fictions to appeal to a wide audience; and the homosexual subtext running through his fiction and diaries. A final chapter looks at the pitfalls of translating Mann into English. The essays are well supported by supplementary material including a chronology of the period and detailed guides to further reading. Altogether the volume provides an invaluable resource for scholars and students.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252) and index
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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGY; LIST OF THOMAS MANN S WORKS; A NOTE ON REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Mann and history; 2 The intellectual world of Thomas Mann; 3 Mann s literary techniques; 4 Mann s man s world: gender and sexuality; 5 Mann s early novellas; 6 Classicism and its pitfalls: Death in Venice; 7 The political becomes personal: Disorder and Early Sorrow and Mario and the Magician; 8 Buddenbrooks: between realism and aestheticism; 9 The Magic Mountain; 10 Religion and culture: Joseph and his Brothers
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11 Doctor Faustus12 Lotte in Weimar; 13 The Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man; 14 Mann as essayist; 15 Mann as diarist; 16 Mann in English; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
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Mann and history
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The intellectual world of Thomas Mann
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Mann's literary techniques
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Mann's man's world : gender and sexuality
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Mann's early novellas
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Classicism and its pitfalls : Death in Venice
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The political becomes personal : Disorder and early sorrow and Mario and the magician
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Buddenbrooks : between realism and aestheticism
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The magic mountain
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Religion and culture : Joseph and his brothers
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Doctor Faustus
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Lotte in Weimar
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The confessions of Felix Krull, confidence man
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Mann as essayist
,
Mann as diarist
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Mann in English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780511998584
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521653107
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. u.d.T. The Cambridge companion to Thomas Mann Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2002 ISBN 052165310X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521653107
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0521653703
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521653701
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
Mann, Thomas 1875-1955
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Mann, Thomas 1875-1955
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL052165310X
Author information:
Robertson, Ritchie 1952-
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