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Professor Heller sees Mann as the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature and as one of the most ironic writers within that tradition. He offers a detailed study of the major works of fiction and a discussion of Mann's most significant political essay, 'Meditations of a Non-Political Man'.

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Preface; 1. Introduction: a tribute; 2. Pessimism and sensibility; 3. The embarrassed muse; 4. The conservative imagination; 5. Conservation on the magic mountain; 6. The theology of irony; 7. Parody, tragic and comic; Bibliography; References.

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    A Paperback by Thomas Mann, Erich Heller

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 12 March 1981
      ISBN-13 9780521280228
      978-0521280228
      ISBN-10 0521280222
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Professor Heller sees Mann as the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature and as one of the most ironic writers within that tradition. He offers a detailed study of the major works of fiction and a discussion of Mann's most significant political essay, 'Meditations of a Non-Political Man'.

      Table of Contents

      Preface; 1. Introduction: a tribute; 2. Pessimism and sensibility; 3. The embarrassed muse; 4. The conservative imagination; 5. Conservation on the magic mountain; 6. The theology of irony; 7. Parody, tragic and comic; Bibliography; References.

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