EURO 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Katia Mann, Buddenbrooks, Mccarthyism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: European Studies
• Course: EURO 2300
• Professor: Brian Mc Dougall

Document Summary

Thomas mann, mario and the magician: overview of life and works. 1875 born in l beck (prosperous commercial town in north germany) into an upper middle class family; father owns firm of corn merchants. 1891 mann"s father dies; family firm is sold, leaving mann and his brother heinrich (also a writer) enough to live comfortably as free-lance writers. Mann family moves to munich; thomas joins them in 1894. 1894-1900 mann publishes a number of short stories, several in a periodical edited by. 1900 mann"s first novel, buddenbrooks, is published; a great success, it establishes his reputation as a writer. 1905 marries katia pringsheim, daughter of wealthy jewish mathematics professor. 1926 mann family takes holiday at forte dei marmi in italy, where they witness events that inspire mario and the magician (published 1930). Awarded nobel prize for literature, specifically for buddenbrooks. 1933 30 january: hitler becomes chancellor of germany; 11 february: mann leaves.