Schwarz-weiße historische Fotografie von Davos, aufgenommen um 1925. Der Blick zeigt eine morgendliche Szene: Lichtnebel liegt über den Bergen und Tälern, während die ersten Sonnenstrahlen die Gipfel erhellen. Die Stadt Davos ist in der Tiefe sichtbar, umgeben von einer majestätischen Alpenlandschaft.

Summer Academy: Thomas Mann’s Century-Defining Novel THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN

Thomas Mann’s THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN as a key novel of the 20th century: This summer academy explores the sanatorium as a symbol of a society in transition.

Location

Münchner Volkshochschule
Bildungszentrum Einstein 2
Einsteinstraße 28
81675 München

Date

September 1-4, 2025
10:00 AM

Type
Lecture
Language
De
Organizer

vhs München

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Accessible The venue is wheelchair accessible
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In 1924, Thomas Mann created one of the great masterpieces of world literature with THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN. The secluded, self-contained world of the Swiss mountain sanatorium, where Hans Castorp gradually loses himself, serves as a striking metaphor for bourgeois society at the beginning of the 20th century—a world that came to an end in 1914. Yet, this seminal novel remains highly relevant today, as it vividly portrays "the great irritation" of a society in a state of permanent crisis.

Image credit:

ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Thomas-Mann-Archiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / TMA_2264

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