Author: Todd Kontje
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521743860
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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.
The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann
Author: Todd Kontje
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521743860
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521743860
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
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.
The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Mann
Author: Ritchie Robertson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521653701
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Specially-commissioned essays explore key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521653701
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Specially-commissioned essays explore key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life.
The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann
Author: Todd Curtis Kontje
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781139778978
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
"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"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781139778978
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
"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"--
The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann
Author: Todd Curtis Kontje
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781107253636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
"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"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781107253636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
"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"--
The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Mann
Author: Ritchie Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780511202193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays. Introductory chapters covering all the main works of fiction, the essays and diaries, are followed by four chapters examining Mann's oeuvre in relation to major themes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780511202193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Key dimensions of Thomas Mann's writing and life are explored in this collection of specially commissioned essays. Introductory chapters covering all the main works of fiction, the essays and diaries, are followed by four chapters examining Mann's oeuvre in relation to major themes.
The Cambridge Introduction to Thomas Mann
Author: Todd Kontje
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052176792X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A succinct introduction to the life and works of Thomas Mann, addressing both his literary texts and his personal life.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052176792X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
A succinct introduction to the life and works of Thomas Mann, addressing both his literary texts and his personal life.
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel
Author: Graham Bartram
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483926
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483926
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.
The Cambridge Companion to European Novelists
Author: Michael Bell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493897
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
A lively and comprehensive account of the whole tradition of European fiction for students and teachers of comparative literature, this volume covers twenty-five of the most significant and influential novelists in Europe from Cervantes to Kundera. Each essay examines an author's use of, and contributions to, the genre and also engages an important aspect of the form, such as its relation to romance or one of its sub-genres, such as the Bildungsroman. Larger theoretical questions are introduced through specific readings of exemplary novels. Taking a broad historical and geographic view, the essays keep in mind the role the novel itself has played in the development of European national identities and in cultural history over the last four centuries. While conveying essential introductory information for new readers, these authoritative essays reflect up-to-date scholarship and also review, and sometimes challenge, conventional accounts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493897
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
A lively and comprehensive account of the whole tradition of European fiction for students and teachers of comparative literature, this volume covers twenty-five of the most significant and influential novelists in Europe from Cervantes to Kundera. Each essay examines an author's use of, and contributions to, the genre and also engages an important aspect of the form, such as its relation to romance or one of its sub-genres, such as the Bildungsroman. Larger theoretical questions are introduced through specific readings of exemplary novels. Taking a broad historical and geographic view, the essays keep in mind the role the novel itself has played in the development of European national identities and in cultural history over the last four centuries. While conveying essential introductory information for new readers, these authoritative essays reflect up-to-date scholarship and also review, and sometimes challenge, conventional accounts.
Thomas Mann
Author: Erich Heller
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521235464
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Professor Heller sees Mann as an ironic writer and the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521235464
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Professor Heller sees Mann as an ironic writer and the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature.
Thomas Mann in English
Author: David Horton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441166807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Thomas Mann owes his place in world literature to the dissemination of his works through translation. Indeed, it was the monumental success of the original English translations that earned him the title of 'the greatest living man of letters' during his years in American exile (1938-52). This book provides the first systematic exploration of the English versions, illustrating the vicissitudes of literary translation through a principled discussion of a major author. The study illuminates the contexts in which the translations were produced before exploring the transformations Mann's work has undergone in the process of transfer. An exemplary analysis of selected textual dimensions demonstrates the multiplicity of factors which impinge upon literary translation, leading far beyond the traditional preoccupation with issues of equivalence. Thomas Mann in English thus fills a gap both in translation studies, where Thomas Mann serves as a constant but ill-defined point of reference, and in literary studies, which has focused increasingly on the author's wider reception.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441166807
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Thomas Mann owes his place in world literature to the dissemination of his works through translation. Indeed, it was the monumental success of the original English translations that earned him the title of 'the greatest living man of letters' during his years in American exile (1938-52). This book provides the first systematic exploration of the English versions, illustrating the vicissitudes of literary translation through a principled discussion of a major author. The study illuminates the contexts in which the translations were produced before exploring the transformations Mann's work has undergone in the process of transfer. An exemplary analysis of selected textual dimensions demonstrates the multiplicity of factors which impinge upon literary translation, leading far beyond the traditional preoccupation with issues of equivalence. Thomas Mann in English thus fills a gap both in translation studies, where Thomas Mann serves as a constant but ill-defined point of reference, and in literary studies, which has focused increasingly on the author's wider reception.