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A Companion to the Works of Thomas Mann (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Herbert Lehnert (Ed.)
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Description for A Companion to the Works of Thomas Mann (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Paperback. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. 368 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Lehnert, Herbert; Wessell, Eva. Thomas Mann is among the greatest of German prose writers, and was the first German novelist to reach a wide English-speaking readership since Goethe. This book provides sixteen essays that demonstrate the relevance of his writings. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight: 604.
Sixteen new, carefully focused essays on the prose works of one of the great writers of modernity. Thomas Mann is among the greatest of German prose writers, and was the first German novelist to reach a wide English-speaking readership since Goethe. Novels such as Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, and Doktor Faustus attest to his mastery of subtle, distanced irony, while novellas such as Death in Venice reveal him at the height of his mastery of language. In addition to fresh insights about these best-known works of Mann, this volume treats less-often-discussed works such as Joseph and His Brothers, Lotte ... Read more
Sixteen new, carefully focused essays on the prose works of one of the great writers of modernity. Thomas Mann is among the greatest of German prose writers, and was the first German novelist to reach a wide English-speaking readership since Goethe. Novels such as Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, and Doktor Faustus attest to his mastery of subtle, distanced irony, while novellas such as Death in Venice reveal him at the height of his mastery of language. In addition to fresh insights about these best-known works of Mann, this volume treats less-often-discussed works such as Joseph and His Brothers, Lotte ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
363
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571134059
SKU
V9781571134059
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About Herbert Lehnert (Ed.)
HANS RUDOLF VAGET is Professor Emeritus of German Studies at Smith College, MA.
Reviews for A Companion to the Works of Thomas Mann (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Lehnert and Wessell, themselves accomplished Mann scholars, assembled a stellar team of specialists from three countries for this collection...offers a wealth of insights. Essential.
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[The book gives] reliable and readable accounts of Mann's works. It also introduces readers to current scholarship on those works. It thus accomplishes exactly what it is meant to do. It does so, ... Read more
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[The book gives] reliable and readable accounts of Mann's works. It also introduces readers to current scholarship on those works. It thus accomplishes exactly what it is meant to do. It does so, ... Read more