Thomas Mann’s “Doctor Faustus”: The Sources and Structure of the Novel by Gunilla Bergsten
Thomas Mann’s “Doctor Faustus”: The Sources and Structure of the Novel by Gunilla Bergsten
Title: Thomas Mann’s Doctor Faustus: The Sources and Structure of the Novel
Author: Gunilla Bergsten (translated by Krishna Winston)
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: First Edition, Good condition – dust jacket shows some surface wear and light scuffing; book itself clean and well-kept
ISBN: n/a
A detailed literary study of Thomas Mann’s Doctor Faustus, examining its philosophical, musical, and mythological foundations. Bergsten unpacks the novel’s structure and influences, offering insight into one of the most complex Faustian reinterpretations of the 20th century.
Gunilla Bergsten was a literary scholar specialising in German literature, and her work provides a rigorous yet accessible analysis of Mann’s engagement with myth, modernity, and the intellectual crisis of Europe.