Correspondence 1925-1935

by Alban Berg and Theodor W. Adorno

Book Overview

In December 1945 Thomas Mann wrote a famous letter to Adorno in which he formulated the principle of montage adopted in his novel Doctor Faustus. The writer expressly invited the philosopher to 'consider, with me, how such a work - and I mean Leverkuhn's work - could more or less be practically realized'. Their close collaboration on questions concerning the character of the fictional composer's putatively late works (Adorno produced specific sketches...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745623352
• ISBN13: 9780745623351
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"