The study is devoted to Thomas Mann s final completed work and attempts to understand why research has so far neglected it; one of the approaches taken is that of reception aesthetics. The author examines the place of the text within Mann s complete works and its intricate relationships to the very varied contexts without which it cannot be understood ? aspects of mythology and philosophy, of the history of medicine and science, of politics and ideology critique reveal a view of frequently underestimated movements and changes but also of hitherto unnoticed constants within the complete works."
Author Biography
Yahya Elsaghe, Universit t Bern, Schweiz.
