Art and its uses : reflections on Thomas Mann's "Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull" and on its place in his work

This thesis is a re-evaluation of Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull in terms of Thomas Mann's thought about art and in the context of the overall trajectory of his creative career. Until now, critics have tended either to dismiss the novel as light-weight or to invest it with mythologic...

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Main Author: Schonfield, Ernest
Published: University College London (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429614