Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno Thomas Mann Henri Lonitz
In December 1945 Thomas Mann wrote a famous letter to Adorno in which he formulated the principle of montage adopted in his novel Doctor Faustus. The writer expressly invited the philosopher to 'consider together just how the work - and here I mean Leverkuehn's work - might actually be realised musically'. Their close collaboration on questions concerning the character of the fictional composer's putatively late works (Adorno produced specific sketches which are included as an appendix to the present volume) effectively laid the basis for a further exchange of letters.Their ensuing...
In December 1945 Thomas Mann wrote a famous letter to Adorno in which he formulated the principle of montage adopted in his novel Doctor Faustus. The ...
In this book, which was first published in 1958 and reissued in 1981, Professor Heller sees Mann as the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature and also as one of the most ironic writers within that tradition. He offers a detailed study of the major works of fiction, Buddenbrooks, Tonio Kroher, Death in Venice, The Magic Mountain, Joseph and His Brothers, Doctor Faustus and Felix Krull, as well as a discussion of Mann's most significant political essay, 'Meditations of a Non-Political Man'. Beyond this, Heller's book is a profound commentary on Mann by a mind attuned to...
In this book, which was first published in 1958 and reissued in 1981, Professor Heller sees Mann as the late heir of the central tradition of modern G...
Das Handbuch der kommunalen Wissenschaft und Praxis (HKWP) ist das f hrende Standardwerk im Bereich der Kommunalwissenschaften. Mit seinem Konzept, den aktuellen Forschungsstand mit dem empirischen Wissen der Praxis zu verbinden, ist es seit nunmehr ber f nfzig Jahren ohne Konkurrenz. In dritter Auflage besteht das Werk aus den vier Teilb nden Grundlagen und Kommunalverfassung, Kommunale Wirtschaft, Kommunale (Fach)Aufgaben sowie Kommunale Finanzen . Der nunmehr vorliegenden Band Kommunale Wirtschaft behandelt neben dem europa- und verfassungsrechtlichen Rahmen sowie den allgemeinen Zul...
Das Handbuch der kommunalen Wissenschaft und Praxis (HKWP) ist das f hrende Standardwerk im Bereich der Kommunalwissenschaften. Mit seinem Konzept,...
Written by a Noble Prize-winning author, this careful depiction of a decaying society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what Mann regarded as a universal truth--that ripeness and death are a necessary condition of rebirth.
Written by a Noble Prize-winning author, this careful depiction of a decaying society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what Mann rega...
