THOMAS MANN: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS FICTION

Henry Hatfield

Published by Peter Owen, London, 1952

First impression of the true first edition. Black and white photographic frontispiece showing a portrait of Thomas Mann. ***Near fine in dark burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. No inscriptions. Spine tight. No foxing. Pages clean. ***In a near fine black and red printed buff-coloured dustwrapper with original publisher's price of 12s 6d. net. Edges of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Tiny closed 3mm tear to top edge of front panel of dustwrapper. Tiny rubbing to top corner of front panel of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper very slightly creased and rubbed. Tiny nick to tail of spine of dustwrapper. Spine of dustwrapper slightly browned. Front panel of dustwrapper bright. ***224mm x 142mm. 176 pages including bibliography and index to rear. ***'Readers or students approaching the large body of Mann's work for the first time will find this concise guidebook invaluable, as Mr. Hatfield provides detailed analysis of all the chief works, relating them to the background of the author's life and thought. Those already familiar with Mann's books will find here many new and penetrating conclusions that will increase the range of their appreciation ***In discussing such masterpieces as The Magic Mountain, Doctor Faustus, Joseph and His Brethren, Death in Venice and Tonio Kroger, Mr. Hatfield stresses Mann's preoccupation with death, evil, social decadence, myth, and bourgeois society. He also traces the influence of Wagner, Nietzsche, Schiller, Goethe, Schopenhauer and Freud on Mann's work, and shows how these varied influences enabled him to become the mediator between tradition and experiment. This book also contains the first discussion of The Holy Sinner, the new novel that will be published in 1952. ***The author of this book, who did post-graduate work at Oxford and Berlin University, has for the past five years taught German Literature at Columbia University in the U.S.A. Dr. Mann himself assisted Mr. Hatfield by supplying information for this study.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition, hard to find complete in its original dustwrapper in such nice condition. Of interest to scholars and collectors of Thomas Mann and 20th Century German literature. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 3166

Bibliographic Details

Title: THOMAS MANN: AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS FICTION
Publisher: Peter Owen, London
Publication Date: 1952
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition