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Dear fellow travelers to the Magic Mountain. In this dialogue video together with Jürgen (aka 'derflaneur') we shed light on the genesis of the novel, the contemporary historical context, the political and philosophical questions that preoccupied Thomas Mann while he was writing the novel, the major change in his own fundamental beliefs after the First World War, important themes and motifs of the novel, as well as its impact on literary posterity. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:44 Introduction of Jürgen 9:00 Background: Intro and 'why'? 10:25 History of creation 13:43 Historical context 16:43 Experience of time as a literary theme 23:25 Origin: the external reason 25:55 Origin: the inner necessity 32:35 The great turning point 46:00 People represent ideas 49:55 Philosophical context 59:00 New thinking - new support 1:03:10 Interim conclusion - take-home message 1:03:52 Cross-cutting theme of time 1:06:09 Cross-cutting theme of number symbolism 1:14:11 Cross-cutting theme of music & sounds 1:16:41 Hörselberg / Tannhäuser 1:20:12 Timelessness of the novel 1:22:47 Literary aftermath 1:29:02 Outlook #booktube #bookreview #bookrecommendation #textanalysis #classic #magicmountain #germanauthor #thomasmann #books #reading #worthreading #readingmakesyouhappy #literaryhistory #literature #novel #nobelprizeforliterature #philosophy #schopenhauer #nietzsche #spengler Contact / Imprint [email protected]