Correspondence 1943-1955

ISBN: 978-0-7456-3200-1

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144 pages

December 2006, Polity

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The correspondence of Theodor Adorno and Thomas Mann documents a rare encounter of creative tension between literary tradition and aesthetic modernism spanning the years 1943-1955.
The letters offer the reader a fascinating insight into the lives of two of the most important figures of twentieth-century intellectual life.
The letters touch upon issues of great personal and historical significance, such as the problems of returning from exile to post-war Germany.
The letters are extensively annotated and provide the reader with detailed notes concerning the writings, events and personalities referred or alluded to in the correspondence.