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Death in Venice, Tonio Kröger, and Other Writings: Thomas Mann
1999Frederick Alfred Lubich (Editor)
Thomas Mann (1875-1955) won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929. This is a collection of his shorter works. "Death in Venice", later filmed by Lucion Visconti starring Dirk Bogarde, was published in 1911. It is a poetic meditation on art and beauty, where the dying composer Aschenbach (modelled on Gustav Mahler) becomes fixated by the young boy Tadzio. The other stories are: "Tonio Kroger"; the collection entitled "Tristan"; "The Blood of the Walsungs"; "Mario the Magician"; and "The Tables of the Law". A number of essays are also included. [From Amazon.com]
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Max Frisch: "Stiller", "Homo faber" und "Mein Name sei Gantenbein"
1990Frederick Alfred Lubich
Work provides a an introduction to Max Frisch's three most important novels and explores the themes of narrative experimentation, ego loss, the experience of the "New World," and the discussion of technology and myth.
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Die Dialektik von Logos und Eros im Werk von Thomas Mann
1986Frederick Lubich
In German. Title Translated: The Dialectics of Reason (Logos) and Love/Desire (Eros) in the Work of Thomas Mann.
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