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- Title
Stefan George, Thomas Mann, and the Politics of Homoeroticism<sup>1</sup> Stefan George, Thomas Mann, and the Politics of Homoeroticism.
- Authors
DiMassa, Daniel
- Abstract
In the first decades of the twentieth century, Stefan George and Thomas Mann envisioned starkly different futures for Germany: the former espoused a geheimes Deutschland, a geistiges Reich that would limit itself to an intellectual elite, while the latter-after coming to terms with the consequences of World War One-championed the cause of democracy. In this paper, I argue that the political differences dividing George and Mann must be read as a disagreement over the question of how homoeroticism would figure in the new Germany. The argument culminates in my claim that, in his novel Der Zauberberg, Mann performs a subtle yet trenchant critique of George, his homoerotic theology, and his circle in general.
- Subjects
GERMANY; HOMOSEXUALITY &; politics; GEORGE, Stefan Anton, 1868-1933; MANN, Thomas, 1875-1955; DER Zauberberg (Book); 20TH century German history; ELITISM; INTELLECTUALS; SOCIAL criticism in literature
- Publication
German Quarterly, 2013, Vol 86, Issue 3, p311
- ISSN
0016-8831
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1111/gequ.10185