Great job! FWIW (to English-only speakers), the recording of the John E. Woods translation, produced by Ukemi, and read by David Rintoul, is the most astonishing audiobook I've ever heard. My Audible library has hundreds of volumes and Magic Mountain tops them all.
Useful information, I was listening to the German audiobook and since it´s not my first language I missed the fact that He probably did have some sexy time with Madame Chauchat.
I have read The Magic Mountain three times. I guess it is favourite novel. After my last reading of it I think the weakness of the novel is the ending. Would the German army have accepted Hans Castrop, a thirty year old man with a serious illness? The battle scene reminded me of another famous novel of the niineteen twenties, "All quiet on the Western Front".
From the overture to William tell to an ad about disinfectant. Der zauberberg really is something else. One of the most influential novels I've ever read, one of the most inspiring. No Thomas Mann's around these days. I made a film about Mann's life and work recently, really enjoyed doing it. Best wishes, Noel, a playwright and poet in London town
@@SommersWeltliteraturToGo in the novel, Hans goes to the sanatory at age 23 not 24 (This is really important even if in the video it was wrong by one year because time is one of the most important things in the novel). Also, Thomas Mann was not bisexual, he was homosexual and had incestual and pederast tendencies which can be confirmed his own diaries.
@@Saephaan Thank you for your clarification. It appears that two very respectable literary dictionaries have Hans' age wrong, he is indeed 23 when arriving at the sanatory, so thanks for setting that detail right. As to the sexual orientation of Thomas Mann, there are six arguments for calling him bisexual rather than homosexual: his children Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth and Michael. This, however, is in my opinion a matter of interpretation, and not of fact.
First class .! Who says Germans have no sense of humour. Der Zauberberg is - I regret to say ,- tedious pontificating from a cast of bourgeois bores. If only Nietzsche had been there...! Or Lenin ? I seriously doubt whether Mann had ever met an actual ' real ' person. He certainly had zero knowledge / understanding of Women.
You’re doing good, intellectual work here. Keep it up!
This is one of the best things I’ve seen on RUclips. Thank you.
Great job! FWIW (to English-only speakers), the recording of the John E. Woods translation, produced by Ukemi, and read by David Rintoul, is the most astonishing audiobook I've ever heard. My Audible library has hundreds of volumes and Magic Mountain tops them all.
Outstanding video! Keep up the good work!
"i hope you are vaccinated"...what a foresight in 2017 ;)
Fine summary, and very amusing too.... tho' I agree with your footnote, it does label and limit the scope of the narrative somewhat.
Brilliant. Perfectly narrated.
Useful information, I was listening to the German audiobook and since it´s not my first language I missed the fact that He probably did have some sexy time with Madame Chauchat.
best book ever
I have read The Magic Mountain three times. I guess it is favourite novel. After my last reading of it I think the weakness of the novel is the ending. Would the German army have accepted Hans Castrop, a thirty year old man with a serious illness? The battle scene reminded me of another famous novel of the niineteen twenties, "All quiet on the Western Front".
That was so good! Great job!
OMG!!! I wish I could hug u for that! Lovely!!!
Well done summary ! Am reading it ...
From the overture to William tell to an ad about disinfectant. Der zauberberg really is something else. One of the most influential novels I've ever read, one of the most inspiring. No Thomas Mann's around these days. I made a film about Mann's life and work recently, really enjoyed doing it. Best wishes, Noel, a playwright and poet in London town
You’re conclusion was “enlightening”👋
Amazing. Mentioning vaccination 5 years ago.
Great work brother!
That's one interpretation.
this is exceptional
Brilliant!
creative, tommy would have liked it!
Incredible book
YOU NED FLANDERS
There's many wrong details, going from the novel itself to Mann's life... too bad because the accent really made me enjoy the names of the characters.
Thank you for your comment. I‘m sure it would be even more valuable for others if you gave examples of what in your opinion are „wrong details“.
@@SommersWeltliteraturToGo in the novel, Hans goes to the sanatory at age 23 not 24 (This is really important even if in the video it was wrong by one year because time is one of the most important things in the novel). Also, Thomas Mann was not bisexual, he was homosexual and had incestual and pederast tendencies which can be confirmed his own diaries.
@@Saephaan Thank you for your clarification. It appears that two very respectable literary dictionaries have Hans' age wrong, he is indeed 23 when arriving at the sanatory, so thanks for setting that detail right. As to the sexual orientation of Thomas Mann, there are six arguments for calling him bisexual rather than homosexual: his children Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth and Michael. This, however, is in my opinion a matter of interpretation, and not of fact.
@@SommersWorldLiteratureToGo well, I believe Mann's personal diaries have more weight on his sexuality than the opinions of his children.
I only watched this so i don't have to read it, this is like shutter island but longer and gay.
*Bisexual.
👍👍👍
What the fuck is this? Hahaha.
Nationalism and hate? Those 2 words need not be entwined.
Only if you entwine Socialism or Communism and hate, otherwise it's biased
Doesn't have to but today those words have become synonym. Today's nationalists are xenophobes, homophobes, antisemites, islamophobes, etc.
First class .! Who says Germans have no sense of humour.
Der Zauberberg is - I regret to say ,- tedious pontificating from a cast of
bourgeois bores. If only Nietzsche had been there...! Or Lenin ?
I seriously doubt whether Mann had ever met an actual ' real ' person.
He certainly had zero knowledge / understanding of Women.