The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann

The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann

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This volume provides a succinct introduction to the life and works of Thomas Mann. The primary focus is on his literary texts, but it also touches on his evolution as one of the most controversial public intellectuals of the twentieth century.

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The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann by Todd Kontje

Nobel Prize-winner Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is not only one of the leading German novelists of the twentieth century, but also one of the few to transcend national and language boundaries to achieve major stature in the English-speaking world. Famous from the time that he published his first novel in 1901, Mann became an iconic figure, seen as the living embodiment of German national culture. Leading scholar Todd Kontje provides a succinct introduction to Mann's life and work, discussing key moments in Mann's personal life and his career as a public intellectual, and giving readers a sense of why he is considered such an important - and controversial - writer. At the heart of the book is an informed appreciation of Mann's great literary achievements, including the novel The Magic Mountain and the haunting short story Death in Venice.
Todd Kontje is Professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of California, San Diego.
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ISBN 13 9780521767927
ISBN 10 052176792X
Titre The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann
Auteur Todd Kontje
Série Cambridge Introductions To Literature
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Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Cambridge University Press
Année de publication 2010-11-04
Nombre de pages 154
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