Exploring The Magic Mountain | Ep. 09 | Chapter 5 part 2 of Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain

Описание: This video is part of a long-term close-reading project on Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain". The whole project will have a duration of about seven months. All details are explained in an introductory video here:

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There are also parallel videos in German and Italian. Please check out the playlists.

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This video is about the second and third section of chapter 5, with the titles:
Sudden Enlightenment
Freedom

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:29 How does the project work?
1:30 What happened in this section?
3:00 Seven main topics for today
3:15 1. Homo homini lupus
7:05 2. A rite of passage / initiation rite
13:20 3. The mystery of death
19:17 4. The mystery of love / Eros
30:11 5. Hans reaches puberty
35:05 6. A dubious sort of freedom
37:18 7. Miscellaneous
43:50 Final remarks
44:34 Outlook

The next video will be available around 22nd October, and will focus on the fourth and fifth section of chapter 5:
Whims of Mercurius
Encyclopaedic


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