Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain: A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (825 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195304748 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Magic Mountain: A Casebook C. Braden Excellent collection of recent studies of the 1924 Mann novel--both informative, and diverse of approach. Well worth reading for affectionados!
The essays, many of which were written expressly for this volume, comment on some of the familiar and inescapable topics of Magic Mountain scholarship, including the questions of genre and ideology, the philosophy of time, and the ominous subjects of disease and medical practice. This collection seeks to illustrate the ways in which Thomas Mann's 1924 novel, The Magic Mountain, has been newly construed by some of today's most astute readers in the field of Mann studies. Moreover, this volume offers fresh approaches to the novel's underlying notio
Hans Rudolf Vaget is Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature Emertius at Smith College.
"Makes a valuable contribution to scholarship on both the novel and Mann's life and work." --German Studies Review