{"product_id":"doctor-faustus-9780198867722","title":"Doctor Faustus","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Why must I feel that almost all--no, all--of the devices and conventions used by art are today only fit for parody?'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdrian Leverkühn is a composer who, at terrible personal cost, makes the breakthrough from traditional art to extreme modernism and success. Creative and brilliant, he will stop at nothing to achieve greatness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas Mann wrote \u003cem\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/em\u003e (1947) in American exile during and just after the Second World War. A prominent and long-standing defender of democracy, he sought to understand, in cultural and intellectual terms, how Germany had succumbed to Nazism. Mann structures his story through references to the German legend of Faust and his pact with the Devil. The life of the solitary composer, an ultimately tragic figure, is recounted by his friend and biographer, who represents a sadly ineffectual humanism, and whose social activities provide a panorama of middle-class German society in the early twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRitchie Robertson's new English translation is accompanied by detailed annotations and an introduction illuminating the themes of the novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Mann \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRitchie Robertson retired in 2021 as Schwarz-Taylor Professor of German at the University of Oxford. He is now an Emeritus Fellow of the Queen's College. His many books include \u003cem\u003eKafka: Judaism, Politics, and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eThe Enlightenment: The Pursiuit of Happiness, 1680-1790\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eGerman Political Tragedy: The Machiavellian Plot and the Necessary Crime\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), as well as books on Kafka and Goethe in OUP's \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series. Since 2004, he has been a Fellow of the British Academy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160357400850,"sku":"9780198867722","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57ea7bf9-f22f-46b0-8e66-42595ff951d1.jpg?v=1775055099","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/doctor-faustus-9780198867722","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}