num_pages: 168
description: This study examines the concept of inspiration in Thomas Mann's major novels and the redemptive possibilities of the artist vis-a-vis his society. Mann's high moral seriousness is revealed in his belief that the artist embodies the society's concealed illness and through his art provides the possibility of a healing catharsis.
language: English
title: Vision and Revision: The Concept of Inspiration in Thomas Mann's Fiction
titlecomplete: Vision and Revision: The Concept of Inspiration in Thomas Mann's Fiction (German Studies in America)
publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers