Exploring The Magic Mountain | Ep. 05 | Chapter 4 part 2 of Thomas Mann: The Magic Mountain

This video is part of a long-term close-reading project on Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain". The whole project will have a duration of about a year. All details are explained in an introductory video here:

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This video is about the fifth to eigth section of chapter 4, i.e. the following sections:
Hippe
Analysis
Doubts and considerations
Table talk

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 How does the project work?
0:58 What happened in the sections read?
1:47 Seven stages of transformation
3:13 External factors
6:27 First summary
7:35 Stages 1 & 2: Recollection & Realization
19:12 Stage 3: Annoyance
21:47: Stage 4: Shame / Embarrassment
23:36 Stage 5 & 6: Fascination & Denial
26:05 Stage 7: Infatuation
26:29 Pribislav & Clawdia
28:27 Dr Krokowski & Psychoanalysis
40:10 Final thoughts
41:17 Outlook

The next video will be available on 22 September, and will focus on the following section of chapter 4:
Mounting Misgivings. Of the Two Grandfathers, and the Boat-ride in the Twilight

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