Just as "Macbeth" is synonymous with the tragedy of ambition and "Othello" with that of sexual jealousy, the name of Thomas Mann's protagonist, Adrian Leverkuhn, symbolizes the tragedy of Germany's seduction by evil. Here is a new translation of Mann's 1948 masterpiece--his modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which 20th-century Germany sells its soul to the devil.
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Just as "Macbeth" is synonymous with the tragedy of ambition and "Othello" with that of sexual jealousy, the name of Thomas Mann's protagonist, Adrian Leverkuhn, symbolizes the tragedy of Germany's seduction by evil. Here is a new translation of Mann's 1948 masterpiece--his modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which 20th-century Germany sells its soul to the devil.
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Add this copy of Doctor Faustus: the Life of the German Composer Adrian to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Twice Sold Tales rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ashfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Knopf.
Add this copy of Doctor Faustus: the Life of the German Composer Adrian to cart. $169.91, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Knopf.