Virtual Learning
Originally aired live Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Classics Revisited: The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
panelists + moderator
Prof. Michael Sugrue
M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University
Kristy Goebel
Bibliotheca
Attendee Responses + Information
Classics Revisited The Magic Mountain By Thomas Mann. When a visit to see his sick cousin turns into a seven-year stay in a sanatorium, Hans Castorp is confronted with an awakening to the realities of life in 20th-century Europe. The latest in our Classics Revisited webinar series, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann follows Hans as he is diagnosed with tuberculosis and forced to re-evaluate his life and the chaos that is our world. Professor Michael Sugrue, Ph.D, will deliver a lecture dissecting this novel and a live Q&A will follow.
Bibliotheca is happy to share these additional resources and references related to and/or mentioned during this webinar. Use the download link below for a full-text version of the chat log.
Easy to follow synopsis of “The Magic Mountain”.
In depth look at Thomas Mann’s life and work.
A fun read from The New Yorker about the renovation and maintenance of the Schatzalp Sanatorium – the influence for the setting of The Magic Mountain.
A great article from The Harvard Crimson relating “The Magic Mountain” to our continuous struggles with COVID and quarantines.
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