Mann: Doctor Faustus by Michael Beddow

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Mann: Doctor Faustus by Michael Beddow

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Part of Landmarks Of World Literature series

Summary

In Doctor Faustus, his last major novel, Thomas Mann attempted to interpret and judge Germany's role in European culture and history since the Reformation. In this study, Michael Beddow analyses the chief historical, theological, psychological and musical themes of this complex work, and considers Mann's indebtedness to the Faust tradition, Nietzsche and neo-Marxism.

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Mann: Doctor Faustus by Michael Beddow

In Doktor Faustus, his last major novel, Thomas Mann attempted to interpret and judge Germany's role in European culture and history since the Reformation. In this study, Michael Beddow analyzes the chief historical, theological, psychological and musical themes of this complex work, and considers Mann's indebtedness to the Faust tradition, Nietzsche, and neo-Marxism. He concludes with an account of the novel's generally hostile reception in defeated Germany. The book also includes a chronological table and a guide to further reading.

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ISBN 13 9780521375924
ISBN 10 0521375924
Title Mann: Doctor Faustus
Author Michael Beddow
Series Landmarks Of World Literature
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1994-09-29
Number of pages 136
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.