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German composer who descends into madness from the 1947 German novel written by Thomas Mann, ''Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt von einem Freunde'' (''Doctor Faustus. The Life of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn, told by a friend''). | German composer who descends into madness from the 1947 German novel written by Thomas Mann, ''Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt von einem Freunde'' (''Doctor Faustus. The Life of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn, told by a friend''). | ||
| − | His growing insanity is interpreted as a metaphor for the Nazi takeover of Germany. | + | His growing, syphilis-driven insanity is oft interpreted as a metaphor for the Nazi takeover of Germany. |
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Faustus_(novel) | ||
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| + | [[Category:1947|Leverkühn, Adrian]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Novels|Leverkühn, Adrian]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional composers|Leverkühn, Adrian]] | [[Category:Fictional composers|Leverkühn, Adrian]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Deal with the Devil|Leverkühn, Adrian]] |
Latest revision as of 07:23, 27 January 2021
German composer who descends into madness from the 1947 German novel written by Thomas Mann, Doktor Faustus. Das Leben des deutschen Tonsetzers Adrian Leverkühn, erzählt von einem Freunde (Doctor Faustus. The Life of the German composer Adrian Leverkühn, told by a friend).
His growing, syphilis-driven insanity is oft interpreted as a metaphor for the Nazi takeover of Germany.
