Vaget, Hans Rudolph

Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain: A Casebook (Casebooks in Criticism)

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ISBN 13:
9780195304749
author:
Vaget, Hans Rudolph
format:
Paperback
publisher:
OUP USA
language:
English
Publication Year:
2008
Pages:
288
Genre:
20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
Condition:
New
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£47.10

Description

Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain": A Casebook offers fresh perspectives on one of the 20th century's most complex novels. This collection of essays by leading scholars in Mann studies reinterprets key themes and ideas from the novel, including its exploration of genre, ideology, and cultural identity. Scholars examine the ways in which Mann's work engages with issues such as masculinity, anti-Semitism, and the impact of new technologies on art and culture. By exploring these topics through a range of critical lenses, this casebook provides a nuanced understanding of The Magic Mountain's enduring relevance to contemporary debates about literature, history, and society. With contributions from some of today's most respected readers in Mann studies, this volume offers a rich and thought-provoking exploration of one of the 20th century's most important novels.

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