Doctor Faustus, by Thomas Mann, and Jura 10yo, Part 4
Description
Michael and Ethan discuss Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend, by Thomas Mann, while drinking Jura 10yo single malt.
In this episode:
We do start off this episode very, very similarly to how we started at least Part 3, if not also Part 2… sorry
REALLY REALLY REALLY helpful: A Reader’s Guide to Thomas Mann’s Doctor Faustus, by Tobias Boes
The Devil Is in the Details: Neurological Diseases Presenting as Religious Hallucinations in Two Literary Works, by Matheus Kahakura Franco Pedro, Thiago Ferreira Simões De Souza, Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani
Thomas Mann knows so many things AND can get so deep in the weeds (at least seemingly)
When your hobbyhorse comes riding up, sometimes you just have to mount it
We do get into the weeds on theology and with Latin and stuff, but for once it’s like straight from the text
The devil’s objective may be the subjective
Hitler’s Monsters, by Eric Kurlander
No one said “thank you”
Next time Michael and Ethan will discuss the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker,” by Washington Irving! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.
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MUSIC & SFX:
"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.
"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.
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