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Mythology and Humanism
422713cornell university press. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. This intellectually exciting collection of letters chronicles the profound twenty-year dialogue between the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Thomas Mann and the brilliant Hungarian classicist Karl Ker�nyi. Spanning from 1934 to 1955 their correspondence delves deeply into the nature of mythology psychology religion and humanism tracing a 'rational parenthesis to the madness of WWII'. Stimulated by themes in Mann's Joseph and His Brothers the letters showcase a unique collaboration in which Ker�nyi revery goodd his anthropological approach to ancient myth while Mann functions openly as an artist and 'man of mind'. An intimate look into two major 20th-century minds the book illuminates shared experiences of exile the complexities of an evolving friendship and a mutual dedication to the humanistic tradition amidst a world in crisis. cornell university press hardcover
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