Thomas Mann's Artist-Heroes

by Jeffrey Meyers

Book Overview

Jeffrey Meyers has written acclaimed biographies of many of the most influential authors of the twentieth century, but none has affected him as deeply as Thomas Mann. From his first youthful encounter with Death in Venice, Meyers has cultivated a lifetime obsession with Mann's elegant style, penetrating irony, and insight into the life of the artist.Thomas Mann's Artist-Heroes follows Mann's own obsession with the artistic life through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810129531
• ISBN13: 9780810129535
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"