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Moby-Dick; oder: Der Wal (englisch Moby-Dick; or, The Whale), in vielen deutschen Ausgaben auch ohne Bindestrich Moby Dick, ist ein 1851 in London und New York erschienener Roman von Herman Melville. Das erzählerische Rückgrat des Romans ist die schicksalhafte Fahrt des Walfangschiffes Pequod, dessen einbeiniger Kapitän Ahab mit blindem Hass den weißen Pottwal jagt, der ihm das Bein abgerissen hat. Dieses Buch ist eine Überarbeitung von Wilhelm Strüvers Übersetzung der gekürzten Erstausgabe von 1927/28, wie sie von Thomas Mann herausgegeben wurde.
The moving story of Thomas Mann's relationship with his spirited German short-haired pointer. "The life of a dog is a simple and strangely marvelous thing; and that finally may be what sets Bashan and I apart: it is true to the life of a dog."-Gary Amdahl, Ruminator Review
THE BOOK: A selection of work taken from his highly acclaimed collection Stories of a Lifetime by one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century.
Josef kommer i vanskeligheder i Egypten, da han efterstræbes af Potifars hustru og selv er med på kærlighedseventyret.
I sidste bind af Josef og hans brødre overtaler Josef Egyptens unge farao Amenhotep IV til at udnævne ham til den næstmægtigste mand i Egypten. Josef får hermed magten og kraften til at blive Egyptens redningsmand. Han bliver den, der forener Israel og forsoner gammel strid.
Hardback-udgave af Thomas Manns klassiker om Jakobs yndlingssøn, den unge, selvoptagede Josef og hans misundelige og krænkede brødre.
A fascinating analysis of the film magazines in their larger context as cultural artifacts of bygone eras.
I oktober 2012 udkom første bind af Thomas Manns samlede fortællinger, "Tidlige fortællinger 1893-1912" til fremragende anmeldelser. Nu kommer så andet bind, "Sene fortællinger 1919-1953", som bl.a. omfatter de store fortællinger "De forbyttede hoveder" (1940) og "Loven" (1943). En del af fortællingerne er for mange år siden udkommet på dansk, men det er først med disse to bind, at alle fortællingerne oversættes og udgives sammen. For opgaven står det rutinerede oversætterpar Judyta Preis og Jørgen Herman Monrad, som har roste oversættelser af bl.a. Franz Kafka og Joseph Roth bag sig. Thomas Manns fortællinger er formfuldendte, psykologisk skarpe og sprogligt gnistrende. Det vil glæde mange, at de nu alle bliver tilgængelige på dansk.
Kongelig Højhed er Thomas Manns anden roman, og har herhjemme stået i skyggen af Manns andre store værker Buddenbrooks, Trolddomsbjerget og Døden i Venedig. Det er første gang, at historien om Klaus Heinrich, der vokser op og bliver Hans Kongelige Højhed, foreligger i en ren dansk oversættelse. Det er histoien om residensbyen Grimmsburg der på tærsklen til det tyvende århundrede kæmper med et omfattende forfald. Jernbanen er urentabel, administrationen gammeldags og universitetet provinsielt. I midten af dette forfald, befinder Storhertugen Prins Albrecht sig, fortvivlet over, at den eneste arving er svagelig, og at næste barn i arvefølgen, Klaus Heinrich, er født med et handicap. Men på trods af sin forkrøblede venstre arm, overtager Klaus Heinrich hertugens forpligtigelser. Kongelig højhed udvikler sig til en kærlighedshistorie, da Klaus Heinrich møder Imma Spoelmann, datter af en amerikansk stålmagnat. Fortællingen om det lille forfaldsramte samfund, ender derfor med en mulig alliance mellem den gamle slidte adel, og den nye borgerlige overklasse.
This work by German novelist, Heinrich Mann, is part of the "BCP German Texts" series, designed to meet the needs of the growing A Level and undergraduate market for texts in the German language. Each text comes with English notes and vocabulary, and with an introduction by an expert.
A title in the BCP German Texts series, in German with English notes, vocabulary and introduction. Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929, and "Tonio Kroger" occupies a central position in his spiritual and artistic development.
An ironic tale of a small, decadent German duchy and its invigoration by the intellect and values of an independent-minded American woman. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, it provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War.
Explores a subject that fascinated the author to the end of his life - the origins of evil and evil's connection with magic.
Relates the discussions of the politics of the body, male inscriptions of the feminine, and discourse about and of women.
Examines executive-legislative relations in five major policy areas: war powers, intelligence, arms control, diplomacy, and trade. The authors offer a fresh analysis of the sources and consequences of conflict between the President and Congress as well as constructive suggestions for strengthening each branch's comparative advantages.
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'.
THE BOOK: One of Thomas Mann's most delightful stories, Royal Highness is richly resonant with may of his themes and symbols. His careful depiction of a decaying, stratified society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates in fable what he regarded as a universal truth - that ripeness and death are a necessary condition of rebirth.
Mann's short stories explore his abiding interest in the split nature of humanity and the discordance of the world it inhabits.
He conceived of the four parts-The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider-as a unified narrative, a "mythological novel" of Joseph's fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Egypt.
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