Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann wusste Opponenten sehr fein zu beleidigen. Karl Kraus schimpfte eh unentwegt.

Settembrini y Naphta.

El duelo.

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Naphta y Settembrini.

'Personaje secundario' de Sofía Balbuena (Páginas de Espuma) es el nuevo premio Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero y desde hoy ya forma parte de la estantería de cuentos y relatos de la Biblioteca de Hoy por Hoy. Son cinco relatos en los que, desde una perspectiva muy femenina, están presentes grandes temas como la precariedad, el territorio, la amistad, la intimidad, el deseo, las relaciones de pareja o la familia. La escritora argentina, además de hablarnos de su libro, nos donó 'Boquitas pintadas' de Manuel Puig (Seix Barral). Pero antes, nuestro bibliotecario Antonio Martínez Asensio nos contó en tres minutos 'Alves y Compañía' de José María Eça de Queirós (Reino de Cordelia) y nos anunció el libro para su programa 'Un libro , una hora' que será 'Valentino' de Natalia Ginzburg (Acantilado). Pepe Rubio  nos trajo una reedición, la de "Un mundo para julius' de Alfredo Bryce Echenique (Anagrama)  y una novedad:  'Radio Sarajevo' de Tijan Sila (Libros del Asteroide). Pascual Donate rescató entre los libros olvidados de la redacción 'Silencios' de Tillie Olsen ( Las afueras). Y finalmente las donaciones de los oyentes que fueron: 'Las 19 cartas con las que nos conocimos' de Carlota Pastrana (Almuzara) , 'Los buddenbrook' de Thomas Mann (DeBlsillo)  y 'Ana no' de e Agustín Gómez Arcos (Cabaret Voltaire) 

La obra cumbre de Mann.

Hans, el niño mimado.

Hans y su Montaña Mágica.

Seguimos con la Montaña Mágica.

Seguimos con Thomas Mann.

Hans, Claudia y la Montaña mágica.

La magia de Peeperkorn se termina.

Obra cumbre del premio Nobel alemán Thomas Mann

Videobeschreibung Wenn Sie sich auch nur ein bisschen auskennen in der deutschen Literatur, genügen Ihnen zwei, drei Sätze, um einen Text von Thomas Mann, von Franz Kafka, von Thomas Bernhard oder von Peter Stamm zu erkennen. Obwohl alle vier in derselben Sprache schreiben, drücken sie sich völlig unterschiedlich darin aus. Anders gesagt: Ihr Sprachstil unterscheidet sich. Auf Englisch spricht man von der eigenen Stimme, «his own voice». Das ist ein schöner Ausdruck: Mein eigener Sprachstil ist tatsächlich meine eigene Stimme. Diese individuelle sprachliche Stimme ist keine Einbildung: Der Sprachstil lässt sich mathematisch vermessen. Wie gut das funktioniert, zeigte 2013 der Fall um den Roman «The Cuckoo's Calling», also: Der Ruf des Kuckucks, von einem Autor namens Robert Galbraith. Bald wurde gemunkelt, es handle sich dabei um ein Pseudonym von J.K. Rowling. Ein amerikanischer Computerlinguist analysierte die Sprache des Romans und verglich ihn mit J.K. Rowlings Büchern und mit Werken anderer Krimiautorinnen. Die sprachstatistische Analyse zeigte, dass der Roman stilistisch deutlich näher bei J.K. Rowling lag als bei jeder der Vergleichsautorinnen. Wir alle erzeugen beim Schreiben offenbar einen eindeutigen sprachlichen Fingerabdruck, eine Sprachsignatur, die unseren Stil oder eben: unsere sprachliche Stimme ausmacht. Doch diese eigene Stimme ist in Gefahr: Die redigierende und korrigierende KI mittet Sprache ein und bügelt Eigenheiten weg. Wir hinterlassen sprachlich keine Fingerabdrücke mehr – es ist, als würden wir alle Plastikhandschuhe tragen beim Schreiben. Ich zeige Ihnen deshalb diese Woche, welche Elemente den eigenen Sprachstil ausmachen und ich biete Ihnen mit meinem Stil-O-Meter ein digitales Werkzeug, mit dem Sie Ihren eigenen Sprachstil vermessen und verbessern können.woko2624Matthias Zehnder ist Autor und Medienwissenschaftler in Basel. Er ist bekannt für inspirierende Texte, Vorträge und Seminare über Medien, die Digitalisierung und KI.Website: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/Newsletter abonnieren: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/abo/Unterstützen: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/unterstuetzen/Biografie und Publikationen: https://www.matthiaszehnder.ch/about/

In this episode, we delve into another German classic: Thomas Mann's Death in Venice. Published in 1911, this novella tells the story of an ageing author and his trip to Venice which - plot twist - is his slow journey into death. We discuss the story's problematic main character, Mann's writing style, how it was a short but tough read, and how death is foreshadowed in the text. In our segment Top or Flop, we tell you about our month's favourite reads and least loved books and answer a spontaneous bookish question.Find us on Instagram @ThroughthePagesPod and let us know what you thought about this novella.

Continuamos con la lectura de la Montaña mágica.

Hans y su amor: Claudia Chauchat.

Hans y el mundo sin tiempo del Sanatorio Berghoff.

Paola Capriolo, Teresa Maresca"Il canto della luna"Con la traduzione dal tedesco del "Canto della terra" di Gustav MahlerBibliotheka Edizioniwww.bibliotheka.itNell'autunno 1907 fu pubblicata in Germania l'antologia Il flauto cinese, un centinaio di liriche di autori compresi tra il XII secolo a. C. e l'epoca contemporanea. Gustav Mahler ne venne a conoscenza e l'incontro con quelle poesie ebbe un immediato riflesso sulla sua opera. Nel 1908, sulle Dolomiti, dove trascorse le ultime estati della sua vita, compose infatti il ciclo di lieder Il Canto della Terra, basato su sette poesie della raccolta, traendo spunto per la maggior parte da Li Po (702 – 763). L'ombra fascinosa e potente di uno dei capolavori della musica del ‘900 ha suggerito alla scrittrice Paola Capriolo e all'artista Teresa Maresca un libro a quattro mani che intreccia in modo personalissimo e originale letteratura, pittura e musica.Paola Capriolo vive e lavora a Milano.Ha esordito nel 1988 con i racconti de La Grande Eulalia (Premio Berto), in seguito Il Nocchiero (Premio Rapallo, Premio Selezione Campiello), Il Doppio Regno (Premio Grinzane Cavour), e, tra gli altri, Una Luce Nerissima, Il Pianista Muto, Mi ricordo, Marie e il signor Mahler, Irina Nikolaevna.Tutti i suoi romanzi sono stati tradotti in molte lingue. Ha tradotto classici della letteratura tedesca, tra cui Goethe, Kafka, Kleist, Thomas Mann. Teresa Maresca vive a Milano dagli anni '80.Con una pittura figurativa e visionaria lavora sui temi del paesaggio, spesso rivisto attraverso la memoria cinematografica o la poesia.Hanno scritto di lei Carlo Sini, Sergio Givone, Lalla Romano, Roberto Sanesi, Paolo Biscottini.Ha pubblicato il libro Il Primitivo del Sogno su arte, natura e pensiero primitivo e ha in preparazione la mostra-installazione Stars&Bones per la Fabbrica del Vapore di Milano. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Seguimos con Hans, Naphta, Settembrini, Claudia Peperkorn.

Musik und Literatur – bei kaum einem Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts fließen beide Kunstformen so eng zusammen wie in den Texten von Thomas Mann. Ob er als Essayist über die Opern von Richard Wagner schreibt, ob er in den Buddenbrooks den kleinen Hanno am Klavier fantasieren lässt oder im Davoser Berg-Sanatorium ein ganzes Kapitel dem Hören von Schallplatten widmet – Musik war für Thomas Mann ein „Lebenselixier“. Kein Wunder also, dass er im fortgeschrittenen Alter mit „Doktor Faustus“ einen ganzen Musiker-Roman geschrieben hat, die fiktive Biografie eines Komponisten. In unserer Reihe „Klassiker der Musik-Literatur“ stellt uns das Buch Christoph Vratz vor – für ihn ist „Doktor Faustus“ einer der Meilensteine der Musik-Literatur.

Continuamos con nuestra Montaña Mágica.

Claudia Chauchat.

Junio nos dejó algo más que días largos y cielos deverano.Nos dejó escritores que siguen ayudándonos a entenderquiénes somos.

Hans, el holandés y Claudia.

Claudia Chauchat.

El tiempo en el mundo del Sanatorio Internacional Berghoff.

In this episode, we feature an event with Colm Tóibín in conversation with Garth Risk Hallberg, held at the Montclair Literary Festival for the launch of Toibin's latest book, The News from Dublin.Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, an Oprah's Book Club Pick; The Magician, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; and Nora Webster, winner of the Hawthornden Prize, as well as three story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature.Garth Risk Hallberg's first novel, City on Fire, was a New York Times and international bestseller and was selected as one of the best books of 2015 by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and Vogue. It was the basis for the Apple TV+ series of the same name. His second novel, The Second Coming, about a troubled teen whose father is a recovering addict, was released in 2024 and is in paperback now. He is also the author of the novella A Field Guide to the North American Family. In 2017, Granta named him one of the Best of Young American Novelists. His work has been translated into seventeen languages.Resources:Seamus Heaney 1995 Nobel Prize Speech ( Poetry in Conflict quote)Thomas Mann's Brother Hitler EssayBooks:A full list of the books and authors mentioned in this episode is available here.Register for Upcoming Events.The Watchung Booksellers Podcast is produced by Kathryn Counsell and Marni Jessup and is recorded at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, NJ. The show is edited by Kathryn Counsell.Original music is composed and performed by Violet Mujica. Research and show notes by Caroline Shurtleff.Thanks to all the staff at Watchung Booksellers and The Kids' Room!If you liked our episode please like, follow, and share!Stay in touch!Email: wbpodcast@watchungbooksellers.comSocial: @watchungbooksellersSign up for our newsletter to get the latest on our shows, events, and book recommendations!

Joaquín y los últimos días.

Hans, Joaquín y el Sanatorio Internacional Berghoff.

Seguimos con la montaña mágica que se lleva a la gente.

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Hans, Naphta, Settembrini.

La masonería.

Hans y su juventud maleable.

durée : 00:05:00 - Le masque et la plume - par : Rebecca Manzoni - Le film "Fatherland" de Pawel Pawlikowski revient sur le retour en Allemagne de l'écrivain Thomas Mann en 1949. Entre contexte historique de la guerre froide et drame familial, ce récit explore les dilemmes moraux d'un intellectuel. Un film à la fois austère, drôle et bouleversant. - réalisation : Stéphane Le Guennec, Ilinca Negulesco - invités : Charlotte Lipinska Critique de cinéma et journaliste à Télé Matin, Jean-Marc Lalanne Critique de cinéma et rédacteur en chef du magazine Les Inrocks, Nicolas Schaller Journaliste pour L'Obs, Charlotte Garson Rédactrice en chef adjointe des Cahiers du cinéma Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Silvia Bortoli"Come il cane è arrivato tra noi ed è rimaasto"Quodlibetwww.quodlibet.it«Cedesi cane per il resto educatissimo e che alla parola Fermo! si fa statua di sale.»Ci sono decisioni che alle persone ragionevoli possono sembrare avventate, come accogliere un cucciolo di Jack Russell in una casa in cui la demenza mette già a dura prova l'equilibrio e la resistenza della famiglia. La quotidianità è già costretta e faticosa, le relazioni sociali praticamente svanite, la solitudine grande, e un cane di tre mesi con le sue intemperanze non può che complicare le giornate e aumentare la fatica, ma porta nuova vita e nuove relazioni che sostituiscono in parte quelle perdute, con altri cani, con altri ambienti, con padroni (o «genitori», come a volte chiamano sé stessi) di altri cani; si imparano cose che non si sapevano, non solo sui cani, ma sulle persone e su mondi ai quali la vita precedente la malattia non avrebbe dato accesso e che portano inaspettatamente amicizia e sollievo. E soprattutto, come dice Jon, uno dei passanti che si incontrano in questo libro, prendere un cane in una situazione difficile è forse un azzardo, ma in fin dei conti la cosa migliore da fare: «perché i cani ci parlano e ci consolano e ci guariscono dalle malattie dell'anima».Silvia Bortoli è nata a Venezia nel 1946, ha vissuto a lungo a Milano, a Napoli e a Benevento e da qualche anno è tornata a vivere a Milano. Ha pubblicato poesia (Tutti i fiumi), racconti e romanzi brevi (L'inesperienza, Percezioni variabili, Quattro giorni a marzo, Mentre il poeta si allontana piange, Come sono finita dove sono finita).Ha tradotto letteratura tedesca per le maggiori case editrici italiane; tra i suoi autori Heinrich Böll, Thomas Mann, Theodor Fontane, Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin, Ingeborg Bachmann, Wim Wenders.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Außenminister Radosław Sikorski hat russische Drohungen gegen Ziele in Kiew scharf verurteilt. „Wir akzeptieren keinen solchen Druck und keine derartige Einschüchterung“, sagte Sikorski. Mehr dazu gleich in den Nachrichten. Russland verschärft unterdessen den Ton gegenüber den baltischen Staaten und macht Estland, Lettland und Litauen inzwischen offen mitverantwortlich für ukrainische Drohnenangriffe auf russisches Gebiet. Welche Strategie verfolgt der Kreml mit dieser neuen Propagandaoffensive? Darüber sprechen wir heute mit Krista-Marija Läbe, Vorstandsmitglied der Deutsch-Ukrainischen Gesellschaft. Und wir werfen einen Blick in unser Archiv: In einer Sendung aus dem Jahr 1956 wird der polnische Schriftsteller Adolf Rudnicki als „Schriftsteller des nationalen Gewissens“ bezeichnet und mit Thomas Mann verglichen.

Hans y sus años en la Montaña Mágica.

Cristina Araújo Gámir ha llegado a la literatura para quedarse mucho tiempo. Su primera novela 'Mira a esa chica' fue Premio Tusquets en  2022. Ahora presenta su segunda novela 'Distancia de fuga' (Tusquets) que es un "novelón" de amor que podría haberse escrito en el siglo XIX, pero con personajes y temáticas del XIX. Una historia donde la fama, la salud mental y las pasiones están muy presentes. Espectacular para nuestro bibliotecario Antonio Martínez Asensio. Además de su libro, Cristina donó para nuestras estanterías  'Los cuentos' de Thomas Mann (DeBolsillo). Antes Martínez Asensio nos conto en tres minutos 'Ensayo sobre la ceguera' de José Saramago (Alfaguara) y 'María' de Jorge Isaacs (Cátedra).  Pepe Rubio trajo dos novedades 'Los filos de la noche' de Manuel  Rico (Huso Editorial)  y 'Un halcón bajo mi ventana' de Lydia Cacho (Lumen). Pascual Donate rescató un libro de viajes muy curioso entre los abandonos editoriales de la SER: 'Los cielos más bellos de España' ,de Miguel Ángels Pugnaire y Miguel Gil (Alhenamedia). Y finalmente dos donaciones de nuestros oyentes: 'La más recóndita memoria de los hombres' de Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (Anagrama) y 'La saga de los Aznar'  de Pascual Enguídanos Usach (George H. White) (Altolibros).

Seine Romane widmen sich den Biographien von Literaturnobelpreisträgern wie Thomas Mann oder Gerhart Hauptmann, ebenso der Geschichte eines Gift-Anschlags auf den preußischen König Friedrich II.

The post-WW1 Weimar Republic in Germany was the height of European civilization. Its scientists and scholars led the world. Its Bauhaus architecture was the rage. Its arts featured such luminaries as Fritz Lang, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill and Thomas Mann. Yet, out of this modern democracy sprang Nazism, German fascism, and one of the most barbaric regimes ever. How did Hitler happen? It is one of the most important questions of history. What happened in Germany has disturbing resonances for our own time. Fascist-like regimes are taking power in many countries. We ignore disturbing signs at our peril from torchlight parades in Charlottesville with crowds chanting, “Jews Will Not Replace Us” to a synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh to the murder of African-Americans in a church in Charleston. What can we learn from the past to ensure it doesn't happen again? Recorded at Hunter College. Interviewed by David Barsamian

Sanary-sur-mer – ein kleines Örtchen an der Côte d'Azur, 50 Kilometer östlich von Marseille.1933 hatte Sanary etwa 3000 Einwohner (heute sind es 16.000), ab 1933 wurde Sanary zur Hauptstadt der deutschsprachigen Literatur: Thomas Mann und Familie, Brecht, Lion Feuchtwanger, Joseph Roth, Franz Werfel und seine Frau Alma-Mahler Werfel, Stefan Zweig.All die und einige mehr (Juden, Kommunisten, Gefährdete) waren vor den Nationalsozialisten nach Sanary geflüchtet und lebten dort Tage, Wochen, Monate, Jahre.Was wie Verheißung von Sommer und Leichtigkeit klingt, wurde für sie zum Fluchtort, ihrer literarischen Arbeit und ihrer Sprache beraubt.Seit einigen Jahren erinnert eine Gedenktafel in Sanary mit 68 Namen an jene Exilanten, einen Rundgang zu den ehemaligen Wohnsitzen der exilierten Künstler gibt es auch. Knut Benzner war in Sanary-sur-mer und hat mit Menschen, denen Erinnerungskultur nicht nur ein Wort ist, gesprochen.Videotipp aus der ARD Mediathek: Marseille - Meer und Mistralhttps://www.ardmediathek.de/video/erlebnisreisen/marseille-meer-und-mistral/wdr/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLXNvcGhvcmEtZWEyYTFkZGQtNjgyZC00YTU5LThjM2YtMTlkMWNhYjk4NDQz

Am Lago Maggiore errichtet eine Künstler-Gruppe ab 1900 eine pazifistische Kommune. Sie lockt erst Gleichgesinnte an – und im Jahr 1926 den Bankier Eduard von der Heydt, Finanzier von Nazi-Spionen. Von Gianna Scholten.

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist by David Bather Woods An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism.Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his inheritance in himself and his philosophical vocation. But the long road to recognition was a difficult one, with Schopenhauer spending all but the last decade of his life in total obscurity. Yet his ideas and style went on to influence great thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as artists such as the composer Richard Wagner and writers Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and many more.A singular and remarkably influential thinker, Schopenhauer is usually described as an extreme pessimist. He questioned the purpose of existence in a world where pain and suffering are inescapable and happiness is all too brief. In this engaging philosophical biography, David Bather Woods reevaluates Schopenhauer's pessimism in the context of his life experiences, revealing the philosopher's relentless fascination with the world and making a case for his contemporary relevance. Bather Woods weaves together Schopenhauer's ideas with the story of how he came to be, including such topics as love, loneliness, morality, politics, gender, sexuality, death, suicide, fame, and madness. In doing so, this book answers some of life's most challenging questions about how to deal with pain and loss, and how to live with ourselves and each other.Despite his pessimistic outlook on human existence, Schopenhauer didn't give up on life. Rather, he recognized that the question of how to live becomes even more pressing, and he worked to provide an answer. Bather Woods shows how Schopenhauer's life informed his ideas and how they still resonate today. David Bather Woods is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is coeditor with Timothy Stoll of The Schopenhauerian Mind. He has contributed chapters to The Proustian Mind, Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy, and The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/a48266/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist by David Bather Woods An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism.Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his inheritance in himself and his philosophical vocation. But the long road to recognition was a difficult one, with Schopenhauer spending all but the last decade of his life in total obscurity. Yet his ideas and style went on to influence great thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as artists such as the composer Richard Wagner and writers Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and many more.A singular and remarkably influential thinker, Schopenhauer is usually described as an extreme pessimist. He questioned the purpose of existence in a world where pain and suffering are inescapable and happiness is all too brief. In this engaging philosophical biography, David Bather Woods reevaluates Schopenhauer's pessimism in the context of his life experiences, revealing the philosopher's relentless fascination with the world and making a case for his contemporary relevance. Bather Woods weaves together Schopenhauer's ideas with the story of how he came to be, including such topics as love, loneliness, morality, politics, gender, sexuality, death, suicide, fame, and madness. In doing so, this book answers some of life's most challenging questions about how to deal with pain and loss, and how to live with ourselves and each other.Despite his pessimistic outlook on human existence, Schopenhauer didn't give up on life. Rather, he recognized that the question of how to live becomes even more pressing, and he worked to provide an answer. Bather Woods shows how Schopenhauer's life informed his ideas and how they still resonate today. David Bather Woods is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is coeditor with Timothy Stoll of The Schopenhauerian Mind. He has contributed chapters to The Proustian Mind, Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy, and The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/a48266/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist by David Bather Woods An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism.Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his inheritance in himself and his philosophical vocation. But the long road to recognition was a difficult one, with Schopenhauer spending all but the last decade of his life in total obscurity. Yet his ideas and style went on to influence great thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as artists such as the composer Richard Wagner and writers Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and many more.A singular and remarkably influential thinker, Schopenhauer is usually described as an extreme pessimist. He questioned the purpose of existence in a world where pain and suffering are inescapable and happiness is all too brief. In this engaging philosophical biography, David Bather Woods reevaluates Schopenhauer's pessimism in the context of his life experiences, revealing the philosopher's relentless fascination with the world and making a case for his contemporary relevance. Bather Woods weaves together Schopenhauer's ideas with the story of how he came to be, including such topics as love, loneliness, morality, politics, gender, sexuality, death, suicide, fame, and madness. In doing so, this book answers some of life's most challenging questions about how to deal with pain and loss, and how to live with ourselves and each other.Despite his pessimistic outlook on human existence, Schopenhauer didn't give up on life. Rather, he recognized that the question of how to live becomes even more pressing, and he worked to provide an answer. Bather Woods shows how Schopenhauer's life informed his ideas and how they still resonate today. David Bather Woods is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is coeditor with Timothy Stoll of The Schopenhauerian Mind. He has contributed chapters to The Proustian Mind, Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy, and The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/a48266/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist by David Bather Woods An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer's pessimism.Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almost wasn't one of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century. Born in the Free City of Danzig to a family of shipping merchants, he was destined for a life of imports and exports until his father died in a suspected suicide. After much deliberation, the young Schopenhauer invested his inheritance in himself and his philosophical vocation. But the long road to recognition was a difficult one, with Schopenhauer spending all but the last decade of his life in total obscurity. Yet his ideas and style went on to influence great thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Sigmund Freud, as well as artists such as the composer Richard Wagner and writers Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann, Samuel Beckett, and many more.A singular and remarkably influential thinker, Schopenhauer is usually described as an extreme pessimist. He questioned the purpose of existence in a world where pain and suffering are inescapable and happiness is all too brief. In this engaging philosophical biography, David Bather Woods reevaluates Schopenhauer's pessimism in the context of his life experiences, revealing the philosopher's relentless fascination with the world and making a case for his contemporary relevance. Bather Woods weaves together Schopenhauer's ideas with the story of how he came to be, including such topics as love, loneliness, morality, politics, gender, sexuality, death, suicide, fame, and madness. In doing so, this book answers some of life's most challenging questions about how to deal with pain and loss, and how to live with ourselves and each other.Despite his pessimistic outlook on human existence, Schopenhauer didn't give up on life. Rather, he recognized that the question of how to live becomes even more pressing, and he worked to provide an answer. Bather Woods shows how Schopenhauer's life informed his ideas and how they still resonate today. David Bather Woods is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is coeditor with Timothy Stoll of The Schopenhauerian Mind. He has contributed chapters to The Proustian Mind, Schopenhauer's Moral Philosophy, and The Palgrave Schopenhauer Handbook. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/a48266/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory