Diss. : Philosophie : Zürich : 1992.

Inaug. _ Diss.: Philosophische Fakultät: Uppsala: 1963. La 1e éd. de la thèse a paru dans la collection "Studia litterarum Upsaliensia", n° 3. _ Bibliogr. p. 291 à 310. Index.

Thomas Mann's novel Der Erwahlte explores the concepts of sin, contrition, and eventual redemption through the life of the sinful pope Gregorius. The concept of enormity provides the link between the seemingly esoteric subject of his novel and the history of Germany under Nazi rule. He draws a direct, if subtle, parallel between German fascism and Gregorius' sins. The hero's sin, his penance, and his redemption are all overwhelming, thus providing the connection with German national character and history as understood by Mann. By examining the deep structure of the novel's imagery and plot in conjunction with Mann's political speeches, this thesis reveals these underlying similarities, and the essentially positive message which the novel finally conveys. The use of language and the Gregorius legend to express Mann's deep-rooted belief in the fundamental unity of European culture is also examined.

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Texte remanié de : Dissertation : Literaturwissenschaft : Marburg : 1985 : "Thomas Mann und die Geschichte. / Bibliogr. p. 232-241. Index.

Ein Jahrzehnt ist seit Thomas Manns Tod am 12. August 1955 vergangen. Mit dem Erlöschen seiner dichterischer, essayistischer oder polemisch-publizistischer, Rundfunkvorträge. [...]

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Texte remanié de : Diss. : Marburg, Philipps-Universität : 1993. / Bibliogr. p. 322-342. Index.

Diss. : Bamberg : 1994. / Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)-- Universität Bamberg, 1994. Bibliogr. p. 341-353.

The intention of this masters thesis is to examine how homosexuality is represented in Thomas Mann's 1913 novella Death in Venice, and to demonstrate how Mann was able to incorporate such a taboo issue in a story that Wilhelmine Germany would come to embrace. / The study consists of four chapters which examine four contexts in which the story, for the purposes of this thesis, should be interpreted. The first is historical, in which the previous reception of the novella, as well as the author's own struggle with his identity, is investigated. In the second, Mann's philosophical paradigms to represent homoeroticism, drawn largely from classical Greece and Nietzsche, are examined. Freud's views of homosexuality and sublimation furnish the basis for the third chapter, in which sublimated imagery of sexual desire in the text is considered. Finally, the narrative strategies employed by Mann that render the story palatable to his heterosexual, bourgeois reading audience are illustrated in the fourth chapter.