Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Theorie für die Lektüre

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This collection features a range of essays exploring the works of Thomas Mann through various theoretical lenses. T. Lörke and C. Müller introduce the volume, which includes E. Bukowski's semiotic reflection on Mann's early work. C. Brune analyzes the reader's experience in "Der Tod in Venedig" from a poststructuralist perspective. C. Müller further investigates the structuralist duality of narrative space and dialogical subjectivity in "Der Zauberberg." A. Schmitt discusses intertextuality in "Der Tod in Venedig," while H.-F. Trübenbach examines the martyrdom of the artist and the intermedial reconstruction of imitatio Christi in "Doktor Faustus." A. Blödorn addresses the construction and deconstruction of heteronormativity in storytelling through a queer studies lens. M. O. Huber delves into loss processing in "Der Zauberberg," assessing the strengths and limitations of psychoanalytic literary criticism. T. Lörke reflects on Mann's conceptual work, and S. Grothues connects New Historicism to apocalyptic narratives in Eco's "Der Name der Rose" and Mann's "Doktor Faustus." K. Max explores illness concepts in "Tristan" as cultural knowledge, while C. Luckscheiter applies deconstruction to the theme of the "shrinking elect."