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Kirsten J. Grimstad, Kirsten J. (Royalty Account) Grimstad

The Modern Revival of Gnosticism and Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus

English · Hardback

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Description

Explores the resurgence of Gnostic thought in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and provides a startling reevaluation of Mann's late novel.

List of contents

Preface
Thomas Mann and Gnosticism in the Cultural Matrix of His Time
On Gnostic Modernity and Modern Gnosticisms
The Gnostic Schema in European Aestheticism
Satanic God, Demiurge of Reason
Leverkühn as Modern Magus in Doktor Faustus
Nature, Gender, and the Catastrophe Caused by Desire in Doktor Faustus
Leverkühn's Story as Told in His Music in Doktor Faustus
Works Cited

About the author

Kirsten J. Grimstad

Product details

Authors	Kirsten J. Grimstad, Kirsten J. (Royalty Account) Grimstad
Publisher	Boydell & Brewer

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.2002

EAN	9781571131935
ISBN	978-1-57113-193-5
No. of pages	308
Dimensions	158 mm x 238 mm x 27 mm
Weight	626 g
Series	Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Studies in German Literature L
Subject	Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies

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