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Abstract

Like many intellectuals of his time, Thomas Mann (1875-1955) asked himself -- as a German contemporary of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), but a resolute opponent of the Nazi-regime, where to search for the source of the German catastrophe. The answer can be found in his late exile novel "Doktor Faustus" (1947). A lot of important persons of that time can be found in the novel, such as Martin Luther, Albrecht Durer or Johann Georg Faus, who gave the novel its name. In his essay "Durer" (1928), Mann sees the famous German painter (1471-1528) from the point of view of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who was essential for the author's aesthetic and intellectual basis. Generally, the characters created by Mann such as Leverkuhn and the narrator Serenus Zeitblom are no mere incorporations of reformation figures like Luther or Erasmus -- the author's procedure is much more ambitious; both his characters and his whole novel are complex of numerous sources and motives.

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Title
DEUTSCHLAND WÄHREND DER RENAISSANCEZEIT ALS FOLIE FÜR THOMAS MANNS FAUSTUSROMAN
Author
Barth, Sebastian
Pages
91-101,130
Publication year
2010
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Universitatea de Stat "Alecu Russo" din, Balti
ISSN
18574149
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1018156210
Copyright
Copyright Universitatea de Stat "Alecu Russo" din Balti 2010