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Δόκτωρ φάουστους, The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkyn Told by a Friend

Author: Thomas Mann

The Doctor Faustus, a masterpiece by Thomas Mann, narrates the life of the composer Adrian Leverkühn. The novel unfolds on three levels: the story of a genius musician suffering from syphilis (is he a...

The Doctor Faustus, a masterpiece by Thomas Mann, narrates the life of the composer Adrian Leverkühn. The novel unfolds on three levels: the story of a genius musician suffering from syphilis (is he a genius because he is ill?); a symbolic representation of Nazi Germany (the illness is Hitlerism); a description of everyday life in Munich as the Allies bomb...

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  • Release 11/2002
  • Pages Pages 720
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Translation Translation Thodoros Paraskevopoulos
  • Publisher Publisher Polis
Genre: Prose
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The Doctor Faustus, a masterpiece by Thomas Mann, narrates the life of the composer Adrian Leverkühn. The novel unfolds on three levels: the story of a genius musician suffering from syphilis (is he a genius because he is ill?); a symbolic representation of Nazi Germany (the illness is Hitlerism); a description of everyday life in Munich as the Allies bomb the city and Nazism collapses (crime and punishment).

Does Leverkühn have a pact with the devil, who grants him the gift of genius in exchange for his health and soul, like Faust from popular German tradition, or does Leverkühn merely ascribe to the devil his own attraction to Evil? The dialogue with the devil, reminiscent of Dostoevsky, largely follows the popular pamphlet "The Story of the Notorious Magician and Necromancer Faustus."

At the same time, Mann imbues Leverkühn with many characteristics from Nietzsche's personality (whose illness developed in a similar way), while for the description of his hero's musical compositions, Mann draws inspiration from the theory and work of Arnold Schonberg.

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Author
Thomas Mann
Publisher
Polis
Original Title
Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkuhn erzahlt von einem Freunde
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City
Type
Prose
Subtitle
The life of the German composer Adrian Leverkyn told by a friend
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
720
Release Date
11/2002
Publication Date
2002
Dimensions
15x23 cm
ISBN-13
9789608132566

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